Zakamensk
| Zakamensk (in English) Закаменск (Russian) Захаамин (Buryat) |
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 Zakamensk town center |
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| Administrative status (as of January 2013) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Buryatia |
| Administrative district | Zakamensky District |
| Town | Zakamensk |
| Administrative center of | Zakamensky District, Town of Zakamensk |
| Municipal status (as of July 2015) | |
| Municipal district | Zakamensky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Zakamensk Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Zakamensky Municipal District, Zakamensk Urban Settlement |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 11,524 inhabitants |
| Time zone | IRKT (UTC+08:00) |
| Founded | 1893 |
| Town status since | 1944 |
| Previous names | Gorodok (until 1959) |
| Postal code(s) | 671950, 671959 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 301370 |
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Zakamensk (Russian: Зака́менск; Buryat: Захаамин, Zakhaamin) is a town and the administrative center of Zakamensky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located on the Dzhida River 420 kilometers (260 mi) southwest of Ulan-Ude and 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) from the border with Mongolia. Population: 11,524 (2010 Census);12,709 (2002 Census);15,591 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1893 as a mining settlement under the name of Gorodok. Mining of the local tungsten and molybdenum reserves began in 1933. Town status was granted to it in 1944. It was renamed Zakamensk in 1959, from the Russian term Zakamen which had been used for the region since the 17th century. The word means beyond the rocks in Russian, referring to its location beyond the Chamar-Daban mountains.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zakamensk serves as the administrative center of Zakamensky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Zakamensky District as the Town of Zakamensk. As a municipal division, the Town of Zakamensk and Kholtosonsky Selsoviet are incorporated within Zakamensky Municipal District as Zakamensk Urban Settlement.
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