Slyudyanka
Slyudyanka
Слюдянка | |
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Slyudyanka Location of Slyudyanka Slyudyanka Slyudyanka (Irkutsk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 51°39′24″N 103°43′07″E / 51.65667°N 103.71861°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Irkutsk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Slyudyansky District |
| Founded | 1905 |
| Town status since | 1936 |
| Area | |
• Total | 38 km2 (15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 470 m (1,540 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 18,574 |
• Estimate (2013) | 18,626 (+0.3%) |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Capital of | Slyudyansky District |
| • Municipal district | Slyudyansky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Slyudyanskoye Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Slyudyansky Municipal District, Slyudyanskoye Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5 ) |
| Postal codes | 665900, 665902–665904 |
| Dialing code | +7 39544 |
| OKTMO ID | 25634101001 |
| Website | www |
Slyudyanka (Russian: Слюдянка, IPA: [slʲʉˈdʲankə]) is a town and the administrative center of Slyudyansky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located at the southern tip of Lake Baikal, 126 kilometers (78 mi) south of Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 18,574 (2010 census); 19,118 (2002 census); 19,872 (1989 Soviet census).
The town is a stop and major railroad junction for the Trans-Siberian Railway, and also serves as the starting point for the historic Circum-Baikal Railway.