Tulun

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Coat of arms of Tulun
Coat of arms of Tulun

Tulun (Russian: Тулун) is a town and administrative center of Tulunsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Iya River (Angara's basin), 390 km northwest of Irkutsk. Population: 49,400 (2006 est.); 51,848 (2002 Census); 52,903 (1989 Census).

Tulun was founded in the second half of the 18th century as a village in the Iya valley. It was granted town status twice: first in 1922 (until 1924) and then in 1927.

There is a hydrolysis plant in the town.

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Cities and towns in Irkutsk Oblast
Administrative center: Irkutsk
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Coordinates: 54°34′N, 100°34′E