Cheremkhovo


Cheremkhovo is a types of [inhabited localities in Russia|town] in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Trans-Siberian Railway.

History

Cheremkhovo was founded as the village 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 City of [federal subject significance|Town] of Cheremkhovo—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the administrative divisions of [Irkutsk Oblast|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.

Notable people