Cheremkhovo (in English) Черемхово (Russian) |
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Location of Irkutsk Oblast in Russia |
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Administrative status (as of December 2011) | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Irkutsk Oblast |
Administratively subordinated to | Town of Cheremkhovo |
Administrative center of | Cheremkhovsky District, Town of Cheremkhovo |
Municipal status (as of December 2004) | |
Urban okrug | Cheremkhovo Urban Okrug |
Administrative center of | Cheremkhovo Urban Okrug, Cheremkhovsky Municipal District |
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Population (2010 Census) | 52,647 inhabitants |
- Rank in 2010 | 310th |
Time zone | IRKT (UTC+08:00) |
Founded | 1772 |
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Cheremkhovo (Russian: Черемхово; IPA: [tɕɪrʲɪmˈxovə]) is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Population: 52,647 (2010 Census);60,107 (2002 Census);73,636 (1989 Census).
Cheremkhovo was founded in 1772.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Cheremkhovo serves as the administrative center of Cheremkhovsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Cheremkhovo—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Cheremkhovo is incorporated as Cheremkhovo Urban Okrug.
The town is one of the coal-mining towns in the Irkutsk coal basin.