Angarsk is a city in Irkutsk Oblast

Irkutsk Oblast

Irkutsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located in southeastern Siberia in the basins of Angara River, Lena, and Nizhnyaya Tunguska Rivers. The administrative center is the city of Irkutsk. Population: -History:...

, Russia

Russia

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, situated on the Angara River

Angara River

The Angara River is a long river in Irkutsk Oblast and Krasnoyarsk Krai, south-east Siberia, Russia. It is the only river flowing out of Lake Baikal, and is the headwater tributary of the Yenisei River....

, 5150 kilometres (3,200.1 mi) from Moscow

Moscow

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. It serves as the administrative center of Angarsky District

Angarsky District

Angarsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the thirty-three in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Angarsk . Population: 11,574 ....

, although it is not administratively a part of it. Population:

Angarsk was founded in 1948 as an industrial community and was granted city status on May 30, 1951. Angarsk has the largest industrial zone in Asia. It includes Angarsk Petrochemical Complex and Angarsk Electrolysis Chemical Complex. The city is home to the Angarsk Museum of Clocks and Watches, the Angarsk Museum of Victory, and the Angarsk State Technical Academy

Angarsk State Technical Academy

The Angarsk State Technical Academy is the center of education, science, and culture for the city of Angarsk and Angarsk regional area. Founder of AGTA is the Government of the Russian Federation...

. Angarsk also hosts a showcase international nuclear fuel cycle

Nuclear fuel cycle

The nuclear fuel cycle, also called nuclear fuel chain, is the progression of nuclear fuel through a series of differing stages. It consists of steps in the front end, which are the preparation of the fuel, steps in the service period in which the fuel is used during reactor operation, and steps in...

 centre, which will be one of the first Russian enrichment centres to be placed under IAEA safeguards. Angarsk is also the site for a Nuclear Fuel Bank, following a decision by the IAEA in November 2009; working with Russia, IAEA established this bank to supply market priced fuel to member states as protection against possible supply disruptions.

In 2005, Angarsk won first prize in a nationwide contest for the fastest development of public utilities.

The city is connected by the Trans-Siberian Railway

Trans-Siberian Railway

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. The Angarsk Tram

Tram

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, Bus

Bus

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and jitney provides public transport in the city.

Among the sights of Angarsk are the Virgin-Irkutsk church in the name of Kazan icon of the Mother of God, Holy Trinity Church, a chapel in memory of those killed in Chechnya and Afghanistan, and many others.

Local government

As a result of the elections of December 2, 2007, Leonid G. Mikhaylov was elected mayor. Previously, Yevgeny P. Kanukhin, elected on October 9, 2005, was mayor.