Sayansk


Sayansk is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River northwest of Irkutsk. Population:

History

Sayansk was founded in 1970. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1975 and town status in 1985.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the Town of Sayansk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Sayansk is incorporated as Sayansk Urban Okrug.