Alzamay Explained

En Name:Alzamay
Ru Name:Алзамай
Coordinates:55.5667°N 138°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Alzamayskoe (Irkutsk oblast).png
Federal Subject:Irkutsk Oblast
Federal Subject Ref:[1]
Adm District Jur:Nizhneudinsky District
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Nizhneudinsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Alzamayskoye Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of:Alzamayskoye Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:6730
Established Date:1899
Current Cat Date:1955
Postal Codes:665160, 665161
Dialing Codes:39517

Alzamay (Russian: Алзама́й|p=ɐlzɐˈmaj) is a town in Nizhneudinsky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Toporok River (Angara River's basin) 600km (400miles) northwest of Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast, and from Nizhneudinsk, the administrative center of the district. Population:

History

It was founded in 1899 as a settlement around Alzamay railway station. Town status was granted to it in 1955.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Alzamay is subordinated to Nizhneudinsky District.[2] As a municipal division, the town of Alzamay is incorporated within Nizhneudinsky Municipal District as Alzamayskoye Urban Settlement.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Charter of Irkutsk Oblast
  2. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Irkutsk Oblast
  3. Law #86-oz