Kropotkin () is an
urban locality (a
work settlement) in
Bodaybinsky District of
Irkutsk Oblast
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It was named Kropotkin (in honor of
Peter Kropotkin
Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin (9 December 1842 – 8 February 1921) was a Russian anarchist and geographer known as a proponent of anarchist communism.
Born into an aristocratic land-owning family, Kropotkin attended the Page Corps and later s ...
) in 1930.
Administrative status
Kropotkin is the capital of the Kropotkin Urban Settlement (Кропоткинского муниципального образования)
municipal unit, which includes the Kropotkin urban locality, as well as the village of
Svetly.
Geography
It is located on the
Patom Highlands, in the
Kropotkin Range area, southwest of
Perevoz and northeast of the regional center,
Bodaibo. The town lies on the Nygri River, a left tributary of the
Vachi River, a tributary of the
Zhuya of the
Chara River basin.
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References
Urban-type settlements in Irkutsk Oblast
Peter Kropotkin
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