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Ust-Ilimsk is a city in Irkutsk Oblast
Irkutsk Oblast

Irkutsk Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia , located in south-eastern Siberia in the basins of Angara River, Lena River, and Nizhnyaya Tunguska Rivers....
, Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
, located on the Angara River. Population: 99,800 (2005), 100,592 (2002) Census
Russian Census (2002)

Russian Census of 2002 was the first census of the Russian Federation carried out on October 9 through October 16, 2002. It was carried out by the Goskomstat ....
); 53,000 (1977).

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Ostrog

Ostrog can refer to:*Ostrog, Slovenia, a settlement in ?entjernej municipality in Slovenia*Ostrog Monastery, a monastery of the Serb Orthodox Church in Montenegro...
 was erected on the present site of the town in the 1600s, however the modern town was founded until 1966, during the construction of the Ust-Ilimsk hydroelectric powerplant
Powerplant

Powerplant can refer to:*An engine and related systems that propels a vehicle, such as an automobile, aircraft, watercraft, or rocket, often referred to as simply engine...
 (3840MW), which backs up both the Angara and the Ilim River
Ilim River

Ilim River is a river in Irkutsk Oblast in Russia, a right tributary of Angara River. It flows north between and parallel to the Angara and Lena Rivers, and then swings west to join the Angara 40km south of Ust-Ilimsk....
s. The town's name means at the mouth of the Ilim in Russian
Russian language

Russian is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages, and the largest native language in Europe....
.

Town status was granted in 1973, the dam was completed in 1980.

gside the hydroelectric plant, a thermal power plant, sawmills and industries such as food production are employers in the town.

A 214km branch railway connects Ust-Ilimsk to Khrebetovka on the Baikal Amur Mainline
Baikal Amur Mainline

|}|}|}|}|}|}|}|}|}|}|}|}|}|}The Russian gauge Baikal-Amur Mainline is a railway line in Russia. Traversing Eastern Siberia and the Russian Far East, the 4,324 km long BAM runs about 610 to 770 km north of and parallel to the Trans-Siberian railway....
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Ust-Ilimsk is a city in Irkutsk Oblast
Irkutsk Oblast

Irkutsk Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia , located in south-eastern Siberia in the basins of Angara River, Lena River, and Nizhnyaya Tunguska Rivers....
, Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
, located on the Angara River. Population: 99,800 (2005), 100,592 (2002) Census
Russian Census (2002)

Russian Census of 2002 was the first census of the Russian Federation carried out on October 9 through October 16, 2002. It was carried out by the Goskomstat ....
); 53,000 (1977).

History

An ostrog
Ostrog

Ostrog can refer to:*Ostrog, Slovenia, a settlement in ?entjernej municipality in Slovenia*Ostrog Monastery, a monastery of the Serb Orthodox Church in Montenegro...
 was erected on the present site of the town in the 1600s, however the modern town was founded until 1966, during the construction of the Ust-Ilimsk hydroelectric powerplant
Powerplant

Powerplant can refer to:*An engine and related systems that propels a vehicle, such as an automobile, aircraft, watercraft, or rocket, often referred to as simply engine...
 (3840MW), which backs up both the Angara and the Ilim River
Ilim River

Ilim River is a river in Irkutsk Oblast in Russia, a right tributary of Angara River. It flows north between and parallel to the Angara and Lena Rivers, and then swings west to join the Angara 40km south of Ust-Ilimsk....
s. The town's name means at the mouth of the Ilim in Russian
Russian language

Russian is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages, and the largest native language in Europe....
.

Town status was granted in 1973, the dam was completed in 1980.

Economy and infrastructure

Alongside the hydroelectric plant, a thermal power plant, sawmills and industries such as food production are employers in the town.

A 214km branch railway connects Ust-Ilimsk to Khrebetovka on the Baikal Amur Mainline
Baikal Amur Mainline

|}|}|}|}|}|}|}|}|}|}|}|}|}|}The Russian gauge Baikal-Amur Mainline is a railway line in Russia. Traversing Eastern Siberia and the Russian Far East, the 4,324 km long BAM runs about 610 to 770 km north of and parallel to the Trans-Siberian railway....
. The town is also connected by road to Bratsk
Bratsk

'Bratsk' is a city in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Angara River near the vast Bratsk Reservoir. Population: 259,335 . Although the name sounds like the Russian word for 'brother' , it actually comes from 'bratskiye lyudi', an old name for the Buryats....
.

Ust-Ilimsk has a tramway line, constructed by a local timber company to connect the city centre with a nearby sawmill. Construction of the tramway began in 1982, with its opening in 1985. The line was later extended to a total length of 18km. Traffic is coordinated to coincide with shift change times at the mill, as well as hourly runs outside these times. There are plans to extend the line to a new mill to the north of the town, as well as to the city railway station.

The Ust-Ilimsk Airport
Ust-Ilimsk Airport

Ust-Ilimsk Airport is a large airport in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia located 17 km northwest of Ust-Ilimsk. It is a major regional facility handling all sizes of airliners. It is served by a very large concrete runway with 500 x 200 m tarmac....
 was closed in 2001.

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