Kropotkin, Irkutsk Oblast

Kropotkin is an urban locality in Bodaybinsky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. Population:
It was named Kropotkin in 1930.

Administrative status

Kropotkin is the capital of the Kropotkin Urban Settlement municipal unit, which includes the Kropotkin urban locality, as well as the village of Svetly.

Geography

It is located on the Patom Highlands, in the Kropotkin Range area, southwest of Perevoz and northeast of the regional center, Bodaibo. The town lies on the Nygri River, a left tributary of the Vachi River, a tributary of the Zhuya of the Chara River basin.