9-510: 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 Soviet census ) ; 53,000 (1977). An ostrog (fortress) was built on the present site of the town in the 17th century; however, the modern town
18-399: A local timber company to connect the city center with a nearby sawmill. Construction of the tramway began in 1982, with its opening in 1985. The line was later extended to a total length of 18 kilometers (11 mi). Traffic is coordinated to coincide with shift change times at the mill, as well as hourly runs outside these times. There are plans to extend the line to a new mill to the north of
27-452: Is incorporated as Ust-Ilimsk Urban Okrug . Ust-Ilimsk has a subarctic climate ( Köppen Dfc ) with warm, humid summers and severely cold, drier winters. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −23.1 °C (−9.6 °F) in January to 17.7 °C (63.9 °F). Precipitation is moderate and is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year. Sunshine is generous and
36-732: The Soviet time, each of the republics of the Soviet Union , including the Russian SFSR , had its own legislative documents dealing with classification of inhabited localities. After the Dissolution of the Soviet Union , the task of developing and maintaining such classification in Russia was delegated to the federal subjects . While currently there are certain peculiarities to classifications used in many federal subjects, they are all still largely based on
45-471: The area receives 2,011 hours of bright sunshine annually. Alongside the hydroelectric plant , a thermal power plant , sawmills and industries such as food production are employers in the town. A 214-kilometer (133 mi) branch railway connects Ust-Ilimsk to Khrebetovka on the Baikal-Amur Mainline . The town is also connected by road to Bratsk . Ust-Ilimsk has a tram line, constructed by
54-502: 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
63-482: The system used in the RSFSR. In all federal subjects, the inhabited localities are classified into two major categories: urban and rural. Further divisions of these categories vary slightly from one federal subject to another, but they all follow common trends described below. In 1957, the procedures for categorizing urban-type settlements were further refined. Multiple types of rural localities exist, some common through
72-572: The town, as well as to the city railway station. The Ust-Ilimsk Airport was closed in 2001. Lesokhimik is a professional bandy club which played in the highest division of the Russian Bandy League between 2004 and 2008. Types of inhabited localities in Russia The classification system of inhabited localities in Russia and some other post-Soviet states has certain peculiarities compared with those in other countries. During
81-635: 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;
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