Bodaybo, Irkutsk Oblast, East Siberian economic region, Russia
🇷🇺 Bodaybo (Бодайбо) is a town and the administrative centre of Bodaybinsky District in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It is located 1,290 km (800 mi) from Irkutsk, the administrative centre of the oblast.
Geography The town is located in the Patom Highlands, on the right bank of the Vitim River at its confluence with the Bodaybo River. Besides Bodaybo, some of the settlements of the district are Aprilsk, Artyomovsky, Balakhninsky, Kropotkin, Mamakan, Svetly, Vasilievsky, Perevoz and Bolshoy Patom.
History It was founded in 1864 and served the needs of the local gold mining industry. The Lena massacre took place near Bodaybo in 1912. It was granted town status in 1925.
Vitim event The Vitim event occurred on September 25, 2002 near the town. It was believed to be caused by a bolide or a comet nucleus impact.
Administration Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bodaybo serves as the administrative centre of Bodaybinsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Bodaybo, together with the selo of Nerpo in Bodaybinsky District, is incorporated within Bodaybinsky Municipal District as Bodaybinskoye Urban Settlement.
Transport The Bodaybo Airport is the only airport in Bodaybo and is quite small. It is served by Angara Airlines which flies only to Irkutsk.
Bodaybo, Irkutsk Oblast, East Siberian economic region, Russia
Bodaybo has a population of over 12,316 people. Bodaybo also forms part of the wider Bodaybinsky District which has a population of over 18,391 people. Bodaybo is situated 1290 km from Irkutsk.
🇷🇺 Nizhny Tagil 57.908
🇷🇺 Staraya Russa 58
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🇸🇪 Trollhättan 58.283
🇸🇪 Vänersborg 58.367
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🇭🇰 Shau Kei Wan 114.23
🇭🇰 Ma On Shan Tsuen 114.233
🇭🇰 Tseung Kwan O 114.249
🇭🇰 North Point 114.2
🇭🇰 Tsz Wan Shan 114.199
🇭🇰 Wong Tai Sin 114.183
🇭🇰 Ho Man Tin 114.183
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Antipodal to: Bodaybo -65.8,-57.867
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🇨🇱 Punta Arenas -70.91,-53.162 d: 19401.3
🇦🇷 Río Gallegos -69.2,-51.617 d: 19286.9
🇦🇷 Comodoro Rivadavia -67.467,-45.85 d: 18674.1
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