Tulun

For other uses, see Tulun (disambiguation).
Tulun (English)
Тулун (Russian)
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Location of Irkutsk Oblast in Russia
Tulun
Location of Tulun in Irkutsk Oblast
Coordinates: 54°34′N 100°34′E / 54.567°N 100.567°ECoordinates: 54°34′N 100°34′E / 54.567°N 100.567°E
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of December 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Irkutsk Oblast[1]
Administratively subordinated to Town of Tulun[2]
Administrative center of Tulunsky District,[2] Town of Tulun[2]
Municipal status (as of March 2011)
Urban okrug Tulun Urban Okrug[3]
Administrative center of Tulun Urban Okrug,[3] Tulunsky Municipal District[4]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 44,611 inhabitants[5]
- Rank in 2010 355th
Time zone IRKT (UTC+08:00)[6]
Founded second half of
the 18th century
Town status since 1927
Postal code(s)[7] 665250–665268
Dialing code(s) +7 39530
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Tulun (Russian: Тулун; IPA: [tʊˈlun]) is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Iya River (Angara's basin), 390 kilometers (240 mi) northwest of Irkutsk. Population: 44,611 (2010 Census);[5] 51,848 (2002 Census);[8] 52,903 (1989 Census).[9]

History

It was founded in the second half of the 18th century as a village in the Iya Valley. With the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway in the early 20th century, Tulun grew into an important trade center. It was administrated as a town between 1922 and 1924, before being granted town status permanently in 1927.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tulun serves as the administrative center of Tulunsky District,[2] even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Tulun[1]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Tulun is incorporated as Tulun Urban Okrug.[3]

Economy and infrastructure

The town is an important center for timber and brown coal production. The Azeysky and Tulunsky open cut coal mines are located nearby and there is an associated hydrolysis plant in the town.

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Charter of Irkutsk Oblast
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Law #49-OZ
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Law #70-oz
  4. ↑ Law #98-oz
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  6. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  7. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  8. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  9. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года[All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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