Severobaykalsk (; ,
Khojto-Bajgal) is a
town in the
Republic of Buryatia,
Russia, located on the northern end of
Lake Baikal at the mouth of the Tyya River, northwest of
Ulan-Ude and northeast of
Irkutsk. Population:
Geography
Severobaykalsk is located on a plateau at the northern end of Lake Baikal at the mouth of the Tyya River. To the west the town is surrounded by the
Baikal Mountains, to the northeast by the
Stanovoy Range. Severobaykalsk is geographically isolated, the closest town is
Ust-Kut, more than away. The closest large cities are
Ulan-Ude, to the southeast and
Irkutsk, more than to the southwest.