Balagansk
Balagansk
Балаганск | |
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Work settlement | |
Location of Balagansk | |
| Coordinates: 54°00′29″N 103°02′56″E / 54.00806°N 103.04889°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Irkutsk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Balagansky District |
| Established at the old location | 1654 |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1962 |
| Elevation | 433 m (1,421 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,109 |
| • Capital of | Balagansky District |
| • Municipal district | Balagansky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Balaganskoye Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Balagansky Municipal District, Balaganskoye Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 666391 |
| OKTMO ID | 25601151051 |
| Website | balagansk |
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Balagansk (Russian: Балага́нск) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Balagansky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It is located on the left bank of the Angara River, downstream from Svirsk and 285 kilometres (177 mi) by road northwest of Irkutsk and to the southeast of Sayansk. Population: 4,109 (2010 Census); 4,307 (2002 Census); 4,136 (1989 Soviet census).
On three sides of Balagansk is the Bratsk Reservoir. The settlement is best known for Balagansk Prison, which was used as one of the Siberian exile camps during the Stalin era.