Angarsk
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Angarsk (Russian: Анга́рск) is a city in Irkutsk Oblast, South-East Siberia, Russia. It lies on the Angara River, at . The distance to Moscow is 5,150 km.
Angarsk was founded in 1948 as an industrial community and became a city on May 30, 1951. In the city there is the Angarsk Museum of Clocks and Watches, and the Angarsk State Technical Academy.
Population: 262,300 (2004 est.); 247,118 (2002 Census).
In 2005, Angarsk won the first prize in the all-Russian contest for the best pace of development of communal services.
The city is connected by the Trans-Siberian Railway. The Angarsk Tram provides public transport in the city.
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Cities and towns in Irkutsk Oblast |  |
| Administrative center: Irkutsk Alzamay | Angarsk | Baykalsk | Biryusinsk | Bodaybo | Bratsk | Cheremkhovo | Kirensk | Nizhneudinsk | Sayansk | Shelekhov | Slyudyanka | Svirsk | Tayshet | Tulun | Usolye-Sibirskoye | Ust-Ilimsk | Ust-Kut | Vikhorevka | Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky | Zima |
