Gusinoozyorsk

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Gusinoozyorsk (English)
Гусиноозёрск (Russian)
Галуута (Buryat)
-  Town[1]  -
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Welcome sign at the entrance to Gusinoozyorsk
Gusinoozyorsk is located in Republic of Buryatia
Gusinoozyorsk
Gusinoozyorsk
Location of Gusinoozyorsk in the Republic of Buryatia
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Administrative status (as of January 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Buryatia[1]
Administrative district Selenginsky District[1]
Town Gusinoozyorsk[1]
Administrative center of Selenginsky District,[1] Town of Gusinoozyorsk[1]
Municipal status (as of May 2013)
Municipal district Selenginsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Gusinoozyorsk Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Selenginsky Municipal District,[2] Gusinoozyorsk Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 24,582 inhabitants[3]
Time zone IRKT (UTC+08:00)[4]
Founded 1939[5]
Town status since 1953[citation needed]
Previous names Shakhty (until 1953)[citation needed]
Dialing code(s) +7 30145[citation needed]
Official website
Gusinoozyorsk on Wikimedia Commons

Gusinoozyorsk (Russian: Гусиноозёрск; Buryat: Галуута, Galuuta) is a town and the administrative center of Selenginsky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located on the northeastern shore of Lake Gusinoye, 110 kilometers (68 mi) southwest of Ulan-Ude. Population: 24,582 (2010 Census);[3] 26,502 (2002 Census);[6] 29,790 (1989 Census);[7] 13,800 (1970).

History

It was founded in 1939 under the name Shakhty (Ша́хты),[5] in connection with the commencement of exploitation of brown coal deposits in the area. In 1953, it was granted town status and given its present name,[citation needed] derived from Gusinoye Ozero (lit. "goose lake"), the Russian name for the lake on which the town stands.

File:Goose Lake Buryatia.jpg
Lake Gusinoye south of the town


Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gusinoozyorsk serves as the administrative center of Selenginsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Selenginsky District as the Town of Gusinoozyorsk.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Gusinoozyorsk is incorporated within Selenginsky Municipal District as Gusinoozyorsk Urban Settlement.[2]

Economy

The main focus of the town's economy remains brown coal production and the associated power station, although mining activities on the nearby deposits slowed during the economic crisis of the 1990s.

Transportation

Zagustay railway station on the Trans-Mongolian Railway is located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) east of the town.

Military

The 245th Motor Rifle Division of the Russian Ground Forces was located in the town until it was reduced to a Base for Storage of Weapons and Equipment in 2006.

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Resolution #43
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Law #985-III
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Sources

  • Правительство Республики Бурятия. Постановление №431 от 18 ноября 2009 г. «О реестре административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Бурятия», в ред. Постановления №573 от 13 ноября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Постановление Правительства Республики Бурятия от 18.11.2009 №431 "О реестре административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Бурятия"». Вступил в силу 18 ноября 2009 г. Опубликован: "Бурятия", №216, Официальный вестник №120, 21 ноября 2009 г. (Government of the Republic of Buryatia. Resolution #431 of November 18, 2009 On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Buryatia, as amended by the Resolution #573 of November 13, 2015 On Amending Resolution #431 of November 18, 2009 of the Government of the Republic of Buryatia "On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Buryatia". Effective as of November 18, 2009.).
  • Народный Хурал Республики Бурятия. Закон №985-III от 31 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ, образовании и наделении статусом муниципальных образований в Республике Бурятия», в ред. Закона №1411-V от 14 октября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Бурятия "Об установлении границ, образовании и наделении статусом муниципальных образований в Республике Бурятия"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Бурятия", №1, Официальный вестник №1, 12 января 2005 г. (People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia. Law #985-III of December 31, 2004 On Establishing the Borders, Creating, and Granting a Status to the Municipal Formations in the Republic of Buryatia, as amended by the Law #1411-V of October 14, 2015 On Amending the Law of the Republic of Buryatia "On Establishing the Borders, Creating, and Granting a Status to the Municipal Formations in the Republic of Buryatia". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
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