Ust-Ilimsk
| Ust-Ilimsk (English) Усть-Илимск (Russian) |
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| Administrative status (as of December 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Irkutsk Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | Town of Ust-Ilimsk |
| Administrative center of | Ust-Ilimsky District, Town of Ust-Ilimsk |
| Municipal status (as of December 2004) | |
| Urban okrug | Ust-Ilimsk Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Ust-Ilimsk Urban Okrug, Ust-Ilimsky Municipal District |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 86,610 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 194th |
| Time zone | IRKT (UTC+08:00) |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Town status since | 1973 |
| Postal code(s) | 666670–666687 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 39535 |
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Ust-Ilimsk (Russian: Усть-Илимск; IPA: [usʲtʲ ɪˈlʲimsk]) is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Angara River. Population: 86,610 (2010 Census);100,592 (2002 Census);109,280 (1989 Census); 53,000 (1977).
An ostrog (fortress) was built on the present site of the town in the 17th century; however, the modern town was not founded until 1966, during the construction of the Ust-Ilimsk Hydroelectric Power Station, which backs up both the Angara and the Ilim Rivers, and, incidentally, flooded the old town of Ilimsk, which was located further up the Ilim. The region was the site of one of the most notorious gulags of the 1930s; tens of thousands died in the camp.
Town status was granted to it in 1973; the dam was completed in 1980.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ust-Ilimsk serves as the administrative center of Ust-Ilimsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Ust-Ilimsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Ust-Ilimsk is incorporated as Ust-Ilimsk Urban Okrug.
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