Severomuysk Explained

En Name:Severomuysk
Ru Name:Северомуйск
Loc Name1:Хойто-Муяын
Loc Lang1:Buryat
Coordinates:56.1667°N 148°W
Map Label Position:bottom
Federal Subject:Republic of Buryatia
Adm District Jur:Muysky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Severomuysk Urban-Type Settlement
Adm Selsoviet Type:Urban-type settlement
Adm Ctr Of:Severomuysk Urban-Type Settlement
Inhabloc Cat:Urban-type settlement
Mun District Jur:Muysky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Severomuyskoye Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of:Severomuyskoye Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:2198
Established Date:mid-1970s
Current Cat Date:1977
Postal Codes:671564
Severomuysk population
Label1:2010 census
Data1:2,198
Label2:2002 census
Data2:4,036
Label3:1989 census
Data3:9,685
Label4:1979 census
Data4:3,599

Severomuysk (Russian: Северому́йск; Buriat: Хойто-Муяын, Khoyto-Muyayn) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Muysky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located about 90km (60miles) southwest of the urban-type settlement of Taksimo, the administrative center of the district. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 2,198.

Geography

Severomuysk lies directly adjacent to the eastern portal of the Severomuysky rail tunnel, in the valley of the, a left-hand tributary of the Muya River. The valley is bounded to the north by the Severomuysky Range, which is part of the greater Stanovoy Range.

History

It was founded in the mid-1970s, as part of the construction of the 15km (09miles) long Severomuysky Tunnel on the Baikal–Amur Mainline (BAM). It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1977. As the construction of the tunnel turned out to be more difficult than anticipated, construction was prolonged over twenty years and Severomuysk remained the logistical center for tunnel construction works for far longer than originally intended. With the economic downturn of the 1990s and the completion of the tunnel in 2003, the settlement lost over two thirds of its population.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement (inhabited locality) of Severomuysk is incorporated within Muysky District as Severomuysk Urban-Type Settlement[1] (an administrative division of the district).[2] As a municipal division, Severomuysk Urban-Type Settlement is incorporated within Muysky Municipal District as Severomuyskoye Urban Settlement.[3]

Economy and infrastructure

The only real source of employment in the settlement is the maintenance of the Severomuysky Tunnel and its associated bypass route.

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Resolution #431
  2. Law #2433-III
  3. Law #985-III