Biryusinsk

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Template:Infobox Russian inhabited locality Biryusinsk (Template:Lang-rus) is a town in Tayshetsky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Biryusa River (Angara's basin), Script error: No such module "convert". northwest of Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: Template:Ru-census2010 Template:Replace (2002 Census);[1] Template:Replace (1989 Soviet census).[2]

It was previously known as Suyetikha (until 1967).

History

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Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Biryusinsk is subordinated to Tayshetsky District.[3] As a municipal division, the town of Biryusinsk is incorporated within Tayshetsky Municipal District as Biryusinskoye Urban Settlement.[4]

Economy

Biryusinsk's industrial enterprises include a timber factory and a hydrolysis plant.

References

Notes

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  3. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Irkutsk Oblast
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