Irbit
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| Administrative status (as of 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sverdlovsk Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | Town of Irbit |
| Administrative center of | Irbitsky District, Town of Irbit |
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| Urban okrug | Irbit Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Irbit Urban Okrug |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 38,357 inhabitants |
| Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
| Founded | 1631 |
| Town status since | 1775 |
| Previous names | Irbeyevskaya Sloboda (until 1662) |
| Postal code(s) | 623850 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 34355 |
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Irbit (Russian: Ирби́т) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located 203 kilometers (126 mi) from Yekaterinburg by train or 250 kilometers (160 mi) by car, on the right bank of the Nitsa River. Population: 38,357 (2010 Census);43,318 (2002 Census);51,708 (1989 Census).
Founded in 1631 as Irbeyevskaya Sloboda (Ирбе́евская слобода́), its name was changed in 1662 to Irbit. It was granted official town status by Catherine the Great in 1775 for the town's loyalty to the Empress during the Pugachev uprising of 1773–1774. In 1776, she awarded the town its official crest.
In the 19th century, the Irbit Fair was an important event for the trade in Siberian fur and Chinese tea.
Within the framework of the administrative divisions, Irbit serves as the administrative center of Irbitsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Irbit—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Irbit is incorporated as Irbit Urban Okrug.
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