Nizhneangarsk
| Nizhneangarsk (English) Нижнеангарск (Russian) Доодо Ангар (Buryat) |
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| Administrative status (as of July 2013) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Buryatia |
| Administrative district | Severo-Baykalsky District |
| Urban-type settlement | Nizhneangarsk Urban-Type Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Severo-Baykalsky District, Nizhneangarsk Urban-Type Settlement |
| Municipal status (as of October 2014) | |
| Municipal district | Severo-Baykalsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Nizhneangarsk Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Severo-Baykalsky Municipal District, Nizhneangarsk Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 5,030 inhabitants |
| Time zone | IRKT (UTC+08:00) |
| Founded | 1643 |
| Previous names | Verkhneangarsk |
| Postal code(s) | 671710, 671739 |
| 2010 Census | 5,030 |
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| 2002 Census | 5,595 |
| 1989 Census | 6,977 |
| 1979 Census | 5,870 |
Nizhneangarsk (Russian: Нижнеанга́рск; Buryat: Доодо Ангар, Doodo Angar) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Severo-Baykalsky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located at the northern tip of Lake Baikal, 23 kilometers (14 mi) north of Severobaykalsk. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,030.
It was founded in 1643 by the Russian explorer Semyon Skorokhod and was originally called Verkhneangarsk (Верхнеанга́рск), after the fort built here by Vasily Kolesnik in 1646. In the 1970s, it was planned to make Nizhneangarsk the headquarters of the western end of the Baikal–Amur Mainline, but the marshy ground made it hard to build large buildings, so the headquarters were moved south to Severobaykalsk.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nizhneangarsk serves as the administrative center of Severo-Baykalsky District. As an administrative division, the urban-type settlement (inhabited locality) of Nizhneangarsk, together with one rural locality (the settlement of Davsha), is incorporated within Severo-Baykalsky District as Nizhneangarsk Urban-Type Settlement (an administrative division of the district). As a municipal division, Nizhneangarsk Urban-Type Settlement is incorporated within Severo-Baykalsky Municipal District as Nizhneangarsk Urban Settlement.
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