Urik (rural locality)


Urik is a rural locality in Irkutsky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located approximately from Irkutsk. The population was 2184 as of 2012.
It is named after the Urik River. Founded in 1673, it is the oldest rural locality in Irkutsky District. Several Decembrists, including Michael Lunin and Nikita Muravyov, were exiled to Urik.