En Name: | Perevoz |
Ru Name: | Перевоз |
Flag Caption: | Flag of the Zhuinsky Urban Settlement |
Map Label Position: | bottom |
Federal Subject: | Irkutsk Oblast |
Adm District Jur: | Bodaybinsky District |
Adm Ctr Of: | Zhuinsky Rural Settlement |
Inhabloc Cat: | Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 869 |
Postal Codes: | 666960 |
Postal Codes Ref: | [1] |
Date: | July 2020 |
Perevoz (Russian: Перевоз) is an rural locality (a "Posyolok", settlement) in Bodaybinsky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. Population:
Perevoz is the capital of the Zhuinsky Rural Settlement (Жуинское сельское поселение) municipal unit, which includes the Perevoz rural locality and the Bolshoy Patom village to the north.
The locality is located in the Patom Highlands by the Zhuya, a tributary of the Chara, 150km (90miles) northeast of the working village of Kropotkin. The Khomolkho, one of the Zhuya's main tributaries, flows into the Zhuya opposite the settlement.[2]
Perevoz is located in an area traditionally inhabited by Evenks. In 1632, a Russian detachment led by then Yenisei Governor Peter Beketov came to the place where the village now stands.
Following the discovery of gold in 1846, the settlement of Perevoz began to develop steadily. Currently, despite a slight decrease in population since the turn of the century, the town has most modern amenities and is located at the head of the 25N-092 highway.