Location: Irkutsk
Siberian District, Russia
Coat of arms: Flag
Anthem: none
City Day: First Saturday of June
Administrative status (as of December 2014)Country: Russia
Federal subject: Irkutsk Oblast
Administratively subordinated to: City of Irkutsk
Administrative center of: Irkutsk Oblast, Irkutsky District, City of Irkutsk
Municipal status (as of December 2004)Urban okrug: Irkutsk Urban Okrug
Administrative center of: Irkutsk Urban Okrug, Irkutsky Municipal District
Mayor: Dmitri Berdnikov
Representative body: Duma
StatisticsArea: 277 km (107 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census): 587,891 inhabitants
- Rank in 2010: 24th
Density: 2,122/km (5,500/sq mi)
Time zone: IRKT (UTC+08:00)
Founded: 1661
Postal code(s): 664xxx
Dialing code(s): +7 3952
Website: web.archive.org/web/20070312014231/http://www.irkutsk.ru/
Top Things to do in Irkutsk
Top Restaurants in Irkutsk
The 6 Best Zoos & Aquariums in Irkutsk, Siberian District
March 18, 2022 Karren Gelb
Founded in the mid-17th century as a winter quarters for traders and tax collectors, Irkutsk came to prominence in the 1800s. Participants in the Decembrist revolt against Tsar Nicholas I were exiled to Siberia in droves, turning Irkutsk into their cultural center. Today, it’s one of Siberia’s biggest and most important cities, with over half a million people, many universities, many historic churches and museums, and beautiful Lake Baikal, just about an hour away by train.
Restaurants in Irkutsk
1. Irkutsk Zoo
Koltsova St., 93, Irkutsk 664039 Russia +7 395 266-46-39 [email protected] https://www.irkdetzoo.ru/
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
2. Irkutskiy Nerpinary
2 Zheleznodorozhnaya st., 66, Irkutsk 664005 Russia +7 395 255-44-32 [email protected] http://www.baikalnerpa.ru
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70%
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4.5 based on 118 reviews
3. Siberian Zoo
Marshala Zhukova ave., 36/4 Near the Angara icebreaker, Irkutsk 664050 Russia +7 902 511-90-68 [email protected] http://siberian-zoo.ru/
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4.5 based on 6 reviews
Siberian Zoo is a place where you can get acquainted with animals of Siberia. Find out how they live and what they eat.
4. Nursery K-9
Karpinskaya St., 125, Irkutsk 664019 Russia
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4.0 based on 4 reviews
5. Zoogallery Zoo
6. Khizhina Yenota
Starokuzmikhinskaya, 37/3, Irkutsk 664024 Russia +7 914 917-33-73
