Tayshet (Russian:Тайшет;IPA:[tɐjˈʂɛt], lit. cold river in the Ket language) is a town and the administrative center of Tayshetsky District in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located 669 kilometers (416mi) from Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 35,485(2010 Census);38,535(2002 Census);42,391(**** Census).