Bodaybo (Russian:Бодайбо;IPA: [bədɐjˈbo]) is a town and the administrative center of Bodaybinsky District in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Vitim River at its confluence with the Bodaybo River, located 1,290 kilometers (800 mi) from Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 15,340(2010 Census); 16,504(2002 Census); 20,939(**** Census); 12,800 (1968).