| En Name: | Tayshet |
| Ru Name: | Тайшет |
| Coordinates: | 55.95°N 99°W |
| Map Label Position: | right |
| Image Coa: | Coat of arms of tayshet.png |
| Federal Subject: | Irkutsk Oblast |
| Federal Subject Ref: | [1] |
| Adm Data As Of: | July 2013 |
| Adm District Jur: | Tayshetsky District |
| Adm Ctr Of: | Tayshetsky District |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Mun Data As Of: | October 2013 |
| Mun District Jur: | Tayshetsky Municipal District |
| Urban Settlement Jur: | Tayshetskoye Urban Settlement |
| Mun Admctr Of1: | Tayshetsky Municipal District |
| Mun Admctr Of2: | Tayshetskoye Urban Settlement |
| Leader Title: | Head |
| Leader Title Ref: | [2] |
| Leader Name: | Alexander Zaika |
| Pop 2010Census: | 35485 |
| Established Date: | 1897 |
| Current Cat Date: | 1938 |
| Postal Codes: | 664802, 665000–665006, 665008–665010 |
| Dialing Codes: | 39563 |
| Website: | http://gorodtaishet.ru/ |
| Commonscat: | Tayshet |
| Date: | May 2010 |
Tayshet (Russian: Тайшет|p=tɐjˈʂɛt, lit. cold river in the Kott language) is a town and the administrative center of Tayshetsky District in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located 669km (416miles) northwest of Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
It was founded in 1897 as a supply point and station on the Trans-Siberian Railway and was granted town status in 1938.[3]
During the 1930s–1950s, Tayshet was the center of administration for gulag labor camps Ozerlag and Angarstroy. Construction of the first section of the Baikal–Amur Mainline started in 1937 and was managed from here. According to some survivor accounts, between Tayshet and Bratsk there is "a dead man under every sleeper." Along with Japanese prisoners from the Kwantung Army, German prisoners of war formed a large proportion of the forced labor contingent, generally under a 25-year sentence, such as Dietrich von Saucken. Surviving German POWs were repatriated in autumn of 1955, after West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's visit to Moscow.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tayshet serves as the administrative center of Tayshetsky District,[4] to which it is directly subordinated.[5] As a municipal division, the town of Tayshet is incorporated within Tayshetsky Municipal District as Tayshetskoye Urban Settlement.[6]
The town is located 669km (416miles) northwest of Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast.
Tayshet has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) bordering on a humid continental climate with warm, humid summers and severely cold, drier winters. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from -18.9°C in January to 18.4°C. Sunshine is generous and the area receives 2,150 hours of bright sunshine annually.
| Width: | auto |
| Location: | Tayshet (1929−2012) |
| Single Line: | Y |
| Metric First: | Y |
| Jan Record High C: | 6.9 |
| Feb Record High C: | 9.9 |
| Mar Record High C: | 17.0 |
| Apr Record High C: | 27.8 |
| May Record High C: | 33.6 |
| Jun Record High C: | 36.2 |
| Jul Record High C: | 36.3 |
| Aug Record High C: | 35.7 |
| Sep Record High C: | 32.3 |
| Oct Record High C: | 24.6 |
| Nov Record High C: | 13.9 |
| Dec Record High C: | 9.0 |
| Jan High C: | -13.9 |
| Feb High C: | -10.0 |
| Mar High C: | -1.6 |
| Apr High C: | 6.9 |
| May High C: | 15.7 |
| Jun High C: | 22.7 |
| Jul High C: | 24.7 |
| Aug High C: | 21.5 |
| Sep High C: | 14.5 |
| Oct High C: | 5.6 |
| Nov High C: | -5.3 |
| Dec High C: | -12.7 |
| Jan Mean C: | -18.9 |
| Feb Mean C: | -16.2 |
| Mar Mean C: | -8.1 |
| Apr Mean C: | 1.2 |
| May Mean C: | 9.0 |
| Jun Mean C: | 15.9 |
| Jul Mean C: | 18.4 |
| Aug Mean C: | 15.2 |
| Sep Mean C: | 8.3 |
| Oct Mean C: | 0.6 |
| Nov Mean C: | -9.8 |
| Dec Mean C: | -17.3 |
| Year Mean C: | 0.0 |
| Jan Low C: | -24.0 |
| Feb Low C: | -22.0 |
| Mar Low C: | -14.3 |
| Apr Low C: | -3.8 |
| May Low C: | 2.5 |
| Jun Low C: | 9.0 |
| Jul Low C: | 11.8 |
| Aug Low C: | 9.2 |
| Sep Low C: | 3.2 |
| Oct Low C: | -3.5 |
| Nov Low C: | -14.1 |
| Dec Low C: | -22.1 |
| Jan Record Low C: | -50.0 |
| Feb Record Low C: | −47.8 |
| Mar Record Low C: | -41.8 |
| Apr Record Low C: | -28.5 |
| May Record Low C: | −10.3 |
| Jun Record Low C: | -5.3 |
| Jul Record Low C: | -0.5 |
| Aug Record Low C: | -3.9 |
| Sep Record Low C: | -10.2 |
| Oct Record Low C: | -32.6 |
| Nov Record Low C: | -47.2 |
| Dec Record Low C: | -48.9 |
| Year High C: | 5.8 |
| Year Low C: | -5.5 |
| Precipitation Colour: | green |
| Jan Precipitation Mm: | 16.5 |
| Feb Precipitation Mm: | 12.9 |
| Mar Precipitation Mm: | 12.6 |
| Apr Precipitation Mm: | 22.5 |
| May Precipitation Mm: | 35.2 |
| Jun Precipitation Mm: | 48.9 |
| Jul Precipitation Mm: | 74.4 |
| Aug Precipitation Mm: | 73.8 |
| Sep Precipitation Mm: | 45.4 |
| Oct Precipitation Mm: | 33.1 |
| Nov Precipitation Mm: | 25.9 |
| Dec Precipitation Mm: | 22.6 |
| Jan Sun: | 74 |
| Feb Sun: | 117 |
| Mar Sun: | 195 |
| Apr Sun: | 224 |
| May Sun: | 263 |
| Jun Sun: | 295 |
| Jul Sun: | 293 |
| Aug Sun: | 249 |
| Sep Sun: | 169 |
| Oct Sun: | 110 |
| Nov Sun: | 66 |
| Dec Sun: | 49 |
| Jan Humidity: | 79.9 |
| Feb Humidity: | 75.6 |
| Mar Humidity: | 66.8 |
| Apr Humidity: | 61.0 |
| May Humidity: | 56.9 |
| Jun Humidity: | 67.0 |
| Jul Humidity: | 74.0 |
| Aug Humidity: | 76.7 |
| Sep Humidity: | 73.7 |
| Oct Humidity: | 74.6 |
| Nov Humidity: | 78.2 |
| Dec Humidity: | 80.9 |
| Unit Precipitation Days: | 0.1 mm |
| Jan Precipitation Days: | 15.8 |
| Feb Precipitation Days: | 12.4 |
| Mar Precipitation Days: | 10.6 |
| Apr Precipitation Days: | 11.4 |
| May Precipitation Days: | 12.8 |
| Jun Precipitation Days: | 12.6 |
| Jul Precipitation Days: | 12.6 |
| Aug Precipitation Days: | 14.1 |
| Sep Precipitation Days: | 13.2 |
| Oct Precipitation Days: | 14.3 |
| Nov Precipitation Days: | 16.6 |
| Dec Precipitation Days: | 17.2 |
| Source 1: | climatebase.ru |
Tayshet railway station is a major railway junction. Here the Baikal–Amur Mainline begins, branching northeast from the Trans-Siberian Railway. This is also where the Abakan-Taishet Railway ends. The town is also on the M53 Highway (Moscow to Irkutsk).