Tayshet
Tayshet
Тайшет | |
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Tayshet | |
Location of Tayshet | |
| Coordinates: 55°57′N 98°01′E / 55.950°N 98.017°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Irkutsk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Tayshetsky District |
| Founded | 1897 |
| Town status since | 1938 |
| Government | |
| • Head | Alexander Zaika |
| Elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 35,485 |
| • Capital of | Tayshetsky District |
| • Municipal district | Tayshetsky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Tayshetskoye Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Tayshetsky Municipal District, Tayshetskoye Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 664802, 665000–665006, 665008–665010 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 39563 |
| OKTMO ID | 25636101001 |
| Website | gorodtaishet |
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).