Taksimo
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Taksimo an urban locality (an urban-type settlement
) and the administrative center of Muysky District
of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia
, located on the Muysk plateau in the far northeast of the republic, on the Muya River
approximately 400 kilometres (248.5 mi) east of Severobaykalsk
on the Baikal Amur Mainline. Population:
It is served by Taksimo Airport
.
who had emigrated from the Chara
area began settling in the area in the 1860s, although there was already a number of Evenks
. The name Taksimo comes from the Evenk language
and means cup or bowl, possibly because of the town's location in a basin between the northern and southern Muysky mountains.
Taksimo began as the settlement of escaped exile Ivan Alexeyevich Barancheyev, who escaped from the settlement of Kirensk
in the Lena mining area during rioting in 1905, gradually wandered along the Vitim River
and eventually settled in the area of present-day Taksimo in 1910. Barancheyev's outpost became a trading point for stagecoaches, although it wasn't until 1920 that other families moved to the area and founded the village. By 1934 the population of the Muysk plateau had reached over 1,500.
With the construction of the Baikal Amur Mainline (BAM), the population grew and the town was designated an urban-type settlement in 1981. With the opening of the Severbaykalsk-Taksimo section, the Muysky Rayon was created in 1989, Taksimo as seat of local government.
and gold mining
are conducted in the area around the settlement. The economic importance of the settlement itself is mainly connected to the BAM railway. The settlement is the terminus of the electrified western section.
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
) and the administrative center of Muysky District
Muysky District
Muysky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the urban locality of Taksimo. District's population: 16,641 . Population of Taksimo accounts for 72.7% of the...
of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the Muysk plateau in the far northeast of the republic, on the Muya River
Muya River
The Muya River is a 365 km long tributary of the Vitim in Buryatia, Russia.The area through which the river flows is sparsely populated, the only settlement on the river being Taksimo, with the small village of Ust-Muya located where the river flows into the Vitim...
approximately 400 kilometres (248.5 mi) east of Severobaykalsk
Severobaykalsk
Severobaykalsk is a town in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located on the northern end of Lake Baikal at the mouth of the Tyya River, northwest of Ulan-Ude and northeast of Irkutsk...
on the Baikal Amur Mainline. Population:
It is served by Taksimo Airport
Taksimo Airport
Taksimo Airport is an airport in Russia located 3 km northeast of Taksimo. It is a paved airport with a parking apron. It has civilian use....
.
History
BuryatsBuryats
The Buryats or Buriyads , numbering approximately 436,000, are the largest ethnic minority group in Siberia and are mainly concentrated in their homeland, the Buryat Republic, a federal subject of Russia...
who had emigrated from the Chara
Chara River
The Chara River is an long tributary of the Olyokma in Eastern Siberia, Russia.-Course:The Chara begains as an outflow of the Bolshoye Leprindo lake in the Kodar Mountains, in the northern Zabaykalsky Krai. It flows through the Chara Basin between the Kodar and Kalar Mountains, passing the Chara...
area began settling in the area in the 1860s, although there was already a number of Evenks
Evenks
The Evenks are a Tungusic people of Northern Asia. In Russia, the Evenks are recognized as one of the Indigenous peoples of the Russian North, with a population of 35,527...
. The name Taksimo comes from the Evenk language
Evenk language
Evenki is the largest member of the northern group of Tungusic languages, a group which also includes Even, Negidal, and Oroqen language...
and means cup or bowl, possibly because of the town's location in a basin between the northern and southern Muysky mountains.
Taksimo began as the settlement of escaped exile Ivan Alexeyevich Barancheyev, who escaped from the settlement of Kirensk
Kirensk
Kirensk is a town and the administrative center of Kirensky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kirenga and the Lena Rivers, north of Irkutsk, north-northwest of the northern tip of Lake Baikal, and northeast of Ust-Kut...
in the Lena mining area during rioting in 1905, gradually wandered along the Vitim River
Vitim River
Vitim River is a major tributary of the Lena River. With its source east of Lake Baikal, the Vitim flows 1,978 km north through the Transbaykalian Mountains and the town of Bodaybo. The river peaks in June and freezes from November to May. It is navigable from the Lena to Bodaybo. Upstream,...
and eventually settled in the area of present-day Taksimo in 1910. Barancheyev's outpost became a trading point for stagecoaches, although it wasn't until 1920 that other families moved to the area and founded the village. By 1934 the population of the Muysk plateau had reached over 1,500.
With the construction of the Baikal Amur Mainline (BAM), the population grew and the town was designated an urban-type settlement in 1981. With the opening of the Severbaykalsk-Taksimo section, the Muysky Rayon was created in 1989, Taksimo as seat of local government.
Economy
LoggingLogging
Logging is the cutting, skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks.In forestry, the term logging is sometimes used in a narrow sense concerning the logistics of moving wood from the stump to somewhere outside the forest, usually a sawmill or a lumber yard...
and gold mining
Gold mining
Gold mining is the removal of gold from the ground. There are several techniques and processes by which gold may be extracted from the earth.-History:...
are conducted in the area around the settlement. The economic importance of the settlement itself is mainly connected to the BAM railway. The settlement is the terminus of the electrified western section.