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Ilansky (town)

Ilansky (English)
Иланский (Russian)
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Ilanskaya locomotive.jpg
A memorial train near Ilanskaya railway station in the town of Ilansky
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Location of Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia
Ilansky is located in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Ilansky
Ilansky
Location of Ilansky in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 56°14′29″N 96°03′29″E / 56.24139°N 96.05806°E / 56.24139; 96.05806Coordinates: 56°14′29″N 96°03′29″E / 56.24139°N 96.05806°E / 56.24139; 96.05806
Administrative status (as of December 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Krasnoyarsk Krai
Administrative district Ilansky District
District town Ilansky
Administrative center of Ilansky District, district town of Ilansky
Municipal status (as of April 2010)
Municipal district Ilansky Municipal District
Urban settlement Ilansky Urban Settlement
Administrative center of Ilansky Municipal District, Ilansky Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 16,111 inhabitants
Time zone KRAT (UTC+07:00)
Founded 1645
Town status since 1939
Previous names Ilanskaya
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Ilansky (Russian: Ила́нский) is a town and the administrative center of Ilansky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Ilanka River 279 kilometers (173 mi) east of Krasnoyarsk. Population: 16,111 (2010 Census);17,073 (2002 Census);18,409 (1989 Census).

It was founded in 1645 as the village of Ilanskaya (Ила́нская). Town status was granted to it in 1939.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ilansky serves as the administrative center of Ilansky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with the village of Algasy, incorporated within Ilansky District as the district town of Ilansky. As a municipal division, the district town of Ilansky is incorporated within Ilansky Municipal District as Ilansky Urban Settlement.

Prominently featured as a time rift location at alternative history sci-fi Kirov novel series


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