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Angarsk ( rus, Ангарск, p=ɐnˈgarsk) is a
Angarsk has the largest industrial zone in Asia. It includes Angarsk Petrochemical Complex and Angarsk Electrochemical Combine. Angarsk also hosts a showcase international
The city is connected by the
city
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and the administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, L ...
of Angarsky District of Irkutsk Oblast
Irkutsk Oblast (russian: Ирку́тская о́бласть, Irkutskaya oblast; bua, Эрхүү можо, Erkhüü mojo) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in southeastern Siberia in the basins of the Angara, Lena, and ...
, Russia
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, located on the Kitoy River, from Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast
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. Population:
History
It was founded in 1948'' The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Entry on Angarsk. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 399. as an industrial community and was granted city status on May 30, 1951.Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Angarsk serves as theadministrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, L ...
of Angarsky District,Law #49-OZ to which it is directly subordinated.''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Irkutsk Oblast'' As a municipal division, the city of Angarsk and thirteen rural localities of Angarsky District are incorporated as Angarskoye Urban Okrug.Law #149-OZ
Local government
As a result of the elections of December 2, 2007, Leonid G. Mikhaylov was elected mayor. Previously, Yevgeny P. Kanukhin, elected on October 9, 2005, was mayor.Economy
Angarsk has the largest industrial zone in Asia. It includes Angarsk Petrochemical Complex and Angarsk Electrochemical Combine. Angarsk also hosts a showcase international nuclear fuel cycle
The nuclear fuel cycle, also called nuclear fuel chain, is the progression of nuclear fuel through a series of differing stages. It consists of steps in the ''front end'', which are the preparation of the fuel, steps in the ''service period'' in w ...
center, which will be one of the first Russian enrichment centers to be placed under IAEA safeguards. Angarsk is also the site for a Nuclear Fuel Bank, following a decision by the IAEA in November 2009; working with Russia, IAEA established this bank to supply market priced fuel to member states as protection against possible supply disruptions.
In 2005, Angarsk won the first prize in a nationwide contest for the fastest development of public utilities.
Transportation
The city is connected by the Trans-Siberian Railway
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. Trams, buses, and ''marshrutka
''Marshrutka''Angarsk State Technical Academy.
Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Irkutsk Oblast
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Official website of Angarsk
Directory of organizations in Angarsk
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Irkutsk Oblast Populated places established in 1948 Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union
People
Mikhail Popkov, one of Russia's most violent serial killers, was born in Angarsk. Ekaterina Tyryshkina, footballer playing for En Avant de Guingamp (women)Twin towns and sister cities
Angarsk istwinned
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* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
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with:
* Mytishchi, Russia
* Jinzhou
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, China
* Komatsu, Japan
* Alushta
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, Ukraine
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References
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* * * *Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Irkutsk Oblast
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External links
Official website of Angarsk
Directory of organizations in Angarsk
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