5-438: Slyudyanka (Russian: Слюдянка , IPA: [slʲʉˈdʲankə] ) is a town and the administrative center of Slyudyansky District of Irkutsk Oblast , Russia , located at the southern tip of Lake Baikal , 126 kilometers (78 mi) south of Irkutsk , the administrative center of the oblast . Population: 18,574 ( 2010 Census ) ; 19,118 ( 2002 Census ) ; 19,872 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . The town
10-592: Is a stop and major railroad junction for the Trans-Siberian Railway , and also serves as the starting point for the historic Circum-Baikal Railway . The town takes its name from the Russian word for mica , reflecting the numerous mineral deposits in the area. Slyudyanka railway station and a settlement around it were established in 1905. Town status was granted to it in 1936. Within the framework of administrative divisions , Slyudyanka serves as
15-758: The Soviet time, each of the republics of the Soviet Union , including the Russian SFSR , had its own legislative documents dealing with classification of inhabited localities. After the Dissolution of the Soviet Union , the task of developing and maintaining such classification in Russia was delegated to the federal subjects . While currently there are certain peculiarities to classifications used in many federal subjects, they are all still largely based on
20-737: The administrative center of Slyudyansky District , to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division , the town of Slyudyanka, together with two rural localities in Slyudyansky District, is incorporated within Slyudyansky Municipal District as Slyudyanskoye Urban Settlement . Types of inhabited localities in Russia The classification system of inhabited localities in Russia and some other post-Soviet states has certain peculiarities compared with those in other countries. During
25-486: The system used in the RSFSR. In all federal subjects, the inhabited localities are classified into two major categories: urban and rural. Further divisions of these categories vary slightly from one federal subject to another, but they all follow common trends described below. In 1957, the procedures for categorizing urban-type settlements were further refined. Multiple types of rural localities exist, some common through
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