Baykalsk (Russian:Байкальск,IPA:[bɐjˈkalʲsk]) is a town in Slyudyansky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located 41 kilometers (25mi) from Slyudyanka, the administrative center of the district. Population: 13,583(2010 Census);[4]15,727(2002 Census);[9]16,406(1989 Census).[10]
Baykalsk was founded in 1961[3] concomitant with the building of a paper mill there, called Baykalsk Paper and Pulp Mills. In 1966 the mill became operational, and the settlement received "city" status. At its peak, the mill employed about 3,500 people.[11]
In the late 2000s, Baykalsk faced a series of well-documented economic crises stemming from its status as a monotown entirely dependent on the declining and then closed paper mill.[11]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Baykalsk is subordinated to Slyudyansky District.[2] As a municipal division, the town of Baykalsk, together with two rural localities in Slyudyansky District, is incorporated within Slyudyansky Municipal District as Baykalskoye Urban Settlement.[6]
Economy
Baykalsk Paper and Pulp Mills was a major source of pollution of Lake Baikal.[12] About 3,500 people were directly employed by the plant. The plant was closed in 2009 after new expensive waste water treatment equipment made the factory unprofitable after the global economic downturn.[12][13] In Soviet times, the factory management was primarily responsible for the town's maintenance. The town and plant administrations were independent from one another but 95% of the town's budget used to come from the plant in the form of taxes. In January 2010, following disturbances, the Russian government with the cooperation of its private owner reopened the factory and exempted it from pollution rules but lowered the workers' wages.[14]
In September 2013, the mill underwent a final bankruptcy, with the last eight hundred workers slated to lose their jobs by December28, 2013.[15]
Infrastructure
There are nine kindergartens, three theaters, and a new sports center in the town. The residential parts mostly consist of three- and five-story apartment blocks.
References
Notes
Charter of Irkutsk Oblast
Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Irkutsk Oblast
"Байкальск". Энциклопедия Города России [Encyclopedia of Russian Cities] (in Russian). Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p.32. ISBN5-7107-7399-9. OCLC1170463062.
Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том1[2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol.1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
Законодательное Собрание Иркутской области.Постановление№9/5-ЗСот15 апреля 2009 г. «Устав Иркутской области», в ред. Закона №2-У от14 декабря 2017 г.«О поправках к Уставу Иркутской области». Вступил в силупо истечении десяти дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Областная", №45, 24 апреля 2009 г. (Legislative Assembly of Irkutsk Oblast.Resolution#9/5-ZSofApril15, 2009 Charter of Irkutsk Oblast, as amended by the Law#2-U ofDecember14, 2017 On the Amendments to the Charter of Irkutsk Oblast. Effective as ofthe day following a ten-day period after the day of the official publication.).
Законодательное Собрание Иркутской области.Закон№72-озот2 декабря 2004 г. «О статусе и границах муниципальных образований Слюдянского района Иркутской области», в ред. Закона №11-ОЗ от14 января 2014 г.«О преобразовании рабочего посёлка Байкал (порт) Слюдянского района Иркутской области, распространении действия Закона "О статусе и границах муниципальных образований Слюдянского района Иркутской области" на всю территорию нового субъекта Российской Федерации— Иркутской области и внесении в него изменений». Вступил в силус 31декабря 2004г., но не ранее чем через 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Восточно-Сибирская правда", №248–249, 14 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Irkutsk Oblast.Law#72-ozofDecember2, 2004 On the Status and Borders of the Municipal Formations of Slyudyansky District of Irkutsk Oblast, as amended by the Law#11-OZ ofJanuary14, 2014 On Transforming the Work Settlement of Baykal (port) in Slyudyansky District of Irkutsk Oblast, on Expanding the Scope of the Law of Irkutsk Oblast "On the Status and Borders of the Municipal Formations of Slyudyansky District of Irkutsk Oblast" to the Whole Territory of the New Federal Subject of the Russian Federation—Irkutsk Oblast—and on Amending It. Effective as ofDecember31, 2004, but not earlier than 10days after the official publication date.).
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