Coat of arms Flag Federal subject Irkutsk Oblast Administrative center of Town of Sayansk Area 83 km² | Country Russia Administratively subordinated to Town of Sayansk Urban okrug Sayansk Urban Okrug Local time Friday 1:32 AM | |
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Weather -5°C, Wind SW at 8 km/h, 69% Humidity Points of interest Muzey Istorii Goroda S, Kartinnaya Galereya, The sanatorium "Cedar" | ||
Sayansk (Russian: Саянск; [sɐˈjansk]) is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River (Angara River's basin) 270 kilometers (170 mi) northwest of Irkutsk. Population: 40,800 (2010 Census); 43,468 (2002 Census); 38,169 (1989 Census).
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Map of Sayansk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
History
Sayansk was founded in 1970. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1975 and town status in 1985.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the Town of Sayansk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Sayansk is incorporated as Sayansk Urban Okrug.
References
Sayansk Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA