Vilyuysk

Wiljuisk (Russian Вилюйск, Yakut Бүлүү / Bülüü ) is a city in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia ) (Russia) with 10,234 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010 ).

Geography

The city is located in the Mitteljakutischen valley, about 535 km northwest of the capital Yakutsk Republic, the river Wiljui, a left tributary of the Lena.

The city is the administrative center of the Wiljuisk Rajons same ( Ulus ).

Wiljuisk has an airport and a pier at Wiljui.

History

Wiljuisk was created in 1634 as Tjukansker or Werchnewiljuisker Cossack winter storage. 1775 was the settlement as part of the division of the provinces of Irkutsk in provinces and provinces into a Ostrog the Oljokminsk the province of Yakutsk assigned Commissioner. In the area of forced labor participants banished the peasant uprising (1773-1775) under Pugachev built the place at a new location, which then in 1783 under the name Olensk (of Russian oils for deer, which is also reflected in today's coat of arms ) received city rights and the administrative center the huge Wiljui circle of Yakutsk Oblast was. In 1821 it was renamed the Wiljuisk.

Demographics

Note: Census data

Culture and sights

Wiljuisk has a local history museum. In the city is a monument to the author Nikolai Chernyshevsky, who was exiled from 1872 to 1883 here.

Economy

In Wiljuisk there are plants in the wood and construction industry, around livestock and fur hunting are operated. In Rajon natural gas deposits are exploited.