Kamensk (Buryatia)

Urban-type settlement Kamensk Каменск ( Russian ) Хаамин ( Buryat ) Federal district far East republic Buryatia Rajon Kabanski Urban-type settlement since 1949 population 7,160 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Height of the center 500  m Time zone UTC + 8 Telephone code (+7) 30138 Post Code 671205 License Plate 03 OKATO 81 224 558 Geographical location Coordinates 51 ° 59 '  N , 106 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 59 '0 "  N , 106 ° 35' 0"  E

Situation in Russia

Location in Buryatia

Kamensk ( Russian Ка́менск ; Buryat Хаамин , Chaamin ) is an urban-type settlement in the Republic of Buryatia ( Russia ) with 7,160 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The place is a good 70 km as the crow flies west-northwest of the republic capital Ulan-Ude at the northern foot of the Chamar-Daban Mountains. It is located about 10 km from the left bank of the Selenga and a good 25 km from the east bank of Lake Baikal .

Kamensk belongs to the Kabansky Rajon and is about 10 km to the southwest from its administrative seat Kabansk . It is the seat of the municipality of Kamenskoye gorodskoje posselenije, which includes the Kamensk settlement, the Timljui village and the Gorny settlement.

history

The place was created in the 1940s in connection with the construction of a cement factory. On October 5, 1949, it was given the name Kamensk and urban-type settlement status.

Population development

year	Residents
1959	8947
1970	8525
1979	7741
1989	9088
2002	8113
2010	7160

Note: census data

traffic

The Trans-Siberian Railway runs north of Kamensk ; The Timljui station is located just under 3 km northeast of the town center at kilometer 5543 from Moscow . The railway line follows the M55 trunk road to the north , which connects Irkutsk with Chita and is part of the transcontinental road link.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)