Severomuysk (Russian: Северому́йск; Buryat: Хойто-Муяын, Khoyto-Muyayn) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Muysky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located about 90 kilometers (56 mi) southwest of the urban-type settlement of Taksimo, the administrative center of the district. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 2,198.[2]

Severomuysk Северомуйск
Urban-type settlement[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Buryat	Хойто-Муяын
Location of Severomuysk
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Coordinates: 56°10′N 113°35′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Buryatia[1]
Administrative district	Muysky District[1]
Urban-type settlement	Severomuysk Urban-Type Settlement[1]
Founded	mid-1970s
Urban-type settlement status since	1977
Elevation	1,328 m (4,357 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	2,198
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	802 (−63.5%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Severomuysk Urban-Type Settlement
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Muysky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Severomuyskoye Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Severomuyskoye Urban Settlement[5]
Time zone	UTC+8 (MSK+5 [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	671564
OKTMO ID	81635153051

Geography

Severomuysk lies directly adjacent to the eastern portal of the Severomuysky rail tunnel, in the valley of the Muyakan River, a left-hand tributary of the Muya River. The valley is bounded to the north by the Severomuysky Range, which is part of the greater Stanovoy Range.

History

It was founded in the mid-1970s, as part of the construction of the 15-kilometer (9.3 mi) long Severomuysky Tunnel on the Baikal–Amur Mainline (BAM).^{[citation needed]} It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1977.^{[citation needed]} As the construction of the tunnel turned out to be more difficult than anticipated, construction was prolonged over twenty years and Severomuysk remained the logistical center for tunnel construction works for far longer than originally intended. With the economic downturn of the 1990s and the completion of the tunnel in 2003, the settlement lost over two thirds of its population.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement (inhabited locality) of Severomuysk is incorporated within Muysky District as Severomuysk Urban-Type Settlement[1] (an administrative division of the district).[11] As a municipal division, Severomuysk Urban-Type Settlement is incorporated within Muysky Municipal District as Severomuyskoye Urban Settlement.[4]

Economy and infrastructure

The only real source of employment in the settlement is the maintenance of the Severomuysky Tunnel and its associated bypass route.

References

Notes

Sources

• Правительство Республики Бурятия. Постановление №431 от 18 ноября 2009 г. «О реестре административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Бурятия», в ред. Постановления №573 от 13 ноября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Постановление Правительства Республики Бурятия от 18.11.2009 №431 "О реестре административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Бурятия"». Вступил в силу 18 ноября 2009 г. Опубликован: "Бурятия", №216, Официальный вестник №120, 21 ноября 2009 г. (Government of the Republic of Buryatia. Resolution #431 of November 18, 2009 On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Buryatia, as amended by the Resolution #573 of November 13, 2015 On Amending Resolution #431 of November 18, 2009 of the Government of the Republic of Buryatia "On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Buryatia". Effective as of November 18, 2009.).
• Народный Хурал Республики Бурятия. Закон №985-III от 31 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ, образовании и наделении статусом муниципальных образований в Республике Бурятия», в ред. Закона №1411-V от 14 октября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Бурятия "Об установлении границ, образовании и наделении статусом муниципальных образований в Республике Бурятия"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Бурятия", №1, Официальный вестник №1, 12 января 2005 г. (People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia. Law #985-III of December 31, 2004 On Establishing the Borders, Creating, and Granting a Status to the Municipal Formations in the Republic of Buryatia, as amended by the Law #1411-V of October 14, 2015 On Amending the Law of the Republic of Buryatia "On Establishing the Borders, Creating, and Granting a Status to the Municipal Formations in the Republic of Buryatia". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
• Народный Хурал Республики Бурятия. Закон №2433-III от 10 сентября 2007 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Бурятия», в ред. Закона №926-V от 12 марта 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Бурятия "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Бурятия"». Вступил в силу 23 сентября 2007 г. Опубликован: "Бурятия", №170, Официальный вестник №67, 13 сентября 2007 г. (People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia. Law #2433-III of September 10, 2007 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Republic of Buryatia, as amended by the Law #926-V of March 12, 2015 On Amending the Law of the Republic of Buryatia "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Republic of Buryatia". Effective as of September 23, 2007.).

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