Cheremkhovo Explained

En Name:Cheremkhovo
Ru Name:Черемхово
Coordinates:53.15°N 108°W
Map Label Position:top
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Cheremkhovo (Irkutsk oblast).png
Federal Subject:Irkutsk Oblast
Adm Data As Of:December 2011
Adm City Jur:Town of Cheremkhovo
Adm Ctr Of1:Cheremkhovsky District
Adm Ctr Of2:Town of Cheremkhovo
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun Data As Of:December 2004
Urban Okrug Jur:Cheremkhovo Urban Okrug
Mun Admctr Of1:Cheremkhovo Urban Okrug
Mun Admctr Of2:Cheremkhovsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2 Ref:[1]
Pop 2010Census:52647
Pop 2010Census Rank:310th
Established Date:1772
Website:http://admcher.ru/
Date:February 2012

Cheremkhovo (Russian: Черемхо́во|p=tɕɪrʲɪmˈxovə) is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Trans-Siberian Railway.

History

Cheremkhovo was founded in 1772.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Cheremkhovo serves as the administrative center of Cheremkhovsky District,[2] even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Cheremkhovo[3] —an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Cheremkhovo is incorporated as Cheremkhovo Urban Okrug.[4]

Economy

The town is one of the coal-mining towns in the Irkutsk coal basin.

Notable people

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Notes and References

  1. Law #95-oz
  2. Law #49-OZ
  3. Charter of Irkutsk Oblast
  4. Law #104-oz
  5. Web site: Belarus: Philosopher Uladzimir Mackievič on hunger strike . 23 June 2022.