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Cheremkhovo, Irkutsk Oblast

Cheremkhovo (in English)
Черемхово (Russian)
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Location of Irkutsk Oblast in Russia
Cheremkhovo is located in Irkutsk Oblast
Cheremkhovo
Cheremkhovo
Location of Cheremkhovo in Irkutsk Oblast
Coordinates: 53°09′N 103°05′E / 53.150°N 103.083°E / 53.150; 103.083Coordinates: 53°09′N 103°05′E / 53.150°N 103.083°E / 53.150; 103.083
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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
Statistics
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.


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