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).
Svirsk was granted town status in 1949.[2]
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]
Nikita Tyukhay from Svirsk is training Chinese boys and girls in bandy[5] as well as China national bandy team.[6]