Svirsk Explained

En Name:Svirsk
Ru Name:Свирск
Coordinates:53.0833°N 123°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Svirsk g.gif
Federal Subject:Irkutsk Oblast
Adm Data As Of:December 2011
Adm City Jur:Town of Svirsk
Adm City Jur Ref:[1]
Adm Ctr Of:Town of Svirsk
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun Data As Of:December 2004
Urban Okrug Jur:Svirsk Urban Okrug
Mun Admctr Of:Svirsk Urban Okrug
Pop 2010Census:13650
Current Cat Date:1949
Website:http://www.svirsk.net/
Date:February 2012

Svirsk (Russian: Свирск) is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Angara River 150km (90miles) northwest of Irkutsk. Population: 21,000 (1974).

History

Svirsk was granted town status in 1949.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the Town of Svirsk[3] —an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Svirsk is incorporated as Svirsk Urban Okrug.[4]

Sport

Nikita Tyukhay from Svirsk is training Chinese boys and girls in bandy[5] as well as China national bandy team.[6]

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Law #49-OZ
  2. Web site: General Information. Irkutsk Oblast. russian. September 3, 2017.
  3. Charter of Irkutsk Oblast
  4. Law #104-oz
  5. Web site: Из Харбина в Чэндэ - Архив новостей - Федерация хоккея с мячом России .
  6. http://men.chinabandy.com/en/a/qiudui/GroupB/2017/1110/18.html CHN - China