Cheremkhovo


Cheremkhovo is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Population:

History

Cheremkhovo was founded in 1772.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Cheremkhovo serves as the administrative center of Cheremkhovsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Cheremkhovo—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Cheremkhovo is incorporated as Cheremkhovo Urban Okrug.

Economy

The town is one of the coal-mining towns in the Irkutsk coal basin.