- Angarsk
Angarsk ( _ru. Анга́рск) is a city in
Irkutsk Oblast , South-EastSiberia ,Russia . It lies on theAngara River , at coord|52|34|N|103|49|E|region:RU_type:city(247,118). The distance toMoscow is 5,150 km.Angarsk was founded in 1948 as an industrial community and became a city on
May 30 ,1951 . Angarsk has the largest industrial zone in Asia. It includesAngarsk Petrochemical Complex andAngarsk Electrolysis Chemical Complex . The city is home to the Angarsk Museum of Clocks and Watches, the Angarsk Museum of Victory, and theAngarsk State Technical Academy . Angarsk also hosts a showcase internationalnuclear fuel cycle centre, which will be one of the first Russian enrichment centres to be placed under IAEA safeguards.Population: 262,300 (2004 est.); 247,118 (2002 Census).
In 2005, Angarsk won first prize in a nation-wide contest for the best pace of development of communal services.
The city is connected by the
Trans-Siberian Railway . The AngarskTram ,Bus and jitney provides public transport in the city.Local Government
As a result of the elections of December 2, 2007, Leonid G. Mikhailov was elected mayor. Previous to that (elections of October 9, 2005), Eugene P. Kanuhin was mayor.
Images of Angarsk
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