Shelekhov

(also Shelikhov), a city under oblast jurisdiction in Irkutsk Oblast, RSFSR. Shelekhov has a railroad station (Goncharovo) on the Trans-Siberian Railroad, 20 km southwest of Irkutsk. Shelekhov was founded in 1962 during the construction of an aluminum plant nearby. Industry is represented by shops that repair tractors and other machinery and plants that manufacture cable, lime, asphalt concrete, reinforced-concrete products, and wood products. The city was named in honor of G. I. Shelikhov.