Angarsk overview
Angarsk is the city located in Irkutsk obast of Russia, the administrative center of Angarsky district. The city is named after the river Angara on which bank it is standing. Angarsk is located in the south of Irkutsk oblast, between the rivers Angara and Kitoy.
Angarsk is about 5,200 km from Moscow, 46 km from the center of Irkutsk, 50 km from the airport “Irkutsk” and 117 km from the lake Baikal.
Angarsk city has the population of 241,000 (2010) on the land area of 210 sq.km.
The phone code of the city is +7 3955; the postal codes - 665800-665841.
Angarsk history
In summer 1945 the area between the rivers Angara and Kitoy was determined for constructing a plant which would produce artificial liquid fuel. The equipment for the plant was brought on reparation from Germany. It was planned to build a settlement there too.
In October 1945 the first builders arrived there. In spring 1946 the construction of the settlement began. In April 1948 construction of two-storeyed stone buildings started. In 1951 Angarsk became a town, in 1958 the population was 134,000.
Nowadays Angarsk is the third largest city in Irkutsk oblast and one of the best in Eastern Siberia in public services and utilities.
Angarsk industry
Angarsk is one of the largest industrial centers of Russia with powerful chemical and oil-chemical industries, machine-building, metal-working, light and food industries.
Main plants of Angarsk city are: Angarsk oil-chemical company and Angarsk electrolysis-chemical plant (produces fluoric uranium).
The city became known through the largest in Asia industrial area which stretches 30 km along Angara River. Ferroalloys plant is to be built.
