Tayshet

Tayshet
Тайшет
Tayshet
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Tayshet
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Tayshet
Tayshet (Irkutsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 55°57′N 98°01′E / 55.950°N 98.017°E / 55.950; 98.017
CountryRussia
Federal subjectIrkutsk Oblast
Administrative districtTayshetsky District
Founded1897
Town status since1938
Government
 • HeadAlexander Zaika
Elevation
320 m (1,050 ft)
Population
 • Total
35,485
 • Estimate 
(2021)
34,491 (−2.8%)
 • Capital ofTayshetsky District
 • Municipal districtTayshetsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementTayshetskoye Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofTayshetsky Municipal District, Tayshetskoye Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+8 (MSK+5 )
Postal codes
664802, 665000–665006, 665008–665010
Dialing code+7 39563
OKTMO ID25636101001
Websitegorodtaishet.ru

Tayshet (Russian: Тайшет, IPA: [tɐjˈʂɛt], lit. cold river in the Kott language) is a town and the administrative center of Tayshetsky District in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located 669 kilometers (416 mi) northwest of Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 35,485 (2010 census); 38,535 (2002 census); 42,391 (1989 Soviet census).