Turan, Tuva Republic

Turan (in English)
Туран (Russian)
Туран (Tuvan)
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Location of the Tuva Republic in Russia
Turan
Location of Turan in the Tuva Republic
Coordinates: 52°08′N 93°54′E / 52.133°N 93.900°E / 52.133; 93.900Coordinates: 52°08′N 93°54′E / 52.133°N 93.900°E / 52.133; 93.900
Administrative status (as of November 2007)
Country Russia
Federal subject Tuva Republic[1]
Administrative district Piy-Khemsky District[1]
Town under district jurisdiction Turan[1]
Administrative center of Piy-Khemsky District,[1] Turan Town Under District Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status (as of October 2011)
Municipal district Piy-Khemsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Turan Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Piy-Khemsky Municipal District,[2] Turan Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 4,981 inhabitants[3]
Time zone KRAT (UTC+07:00)[4]
Founded 1885
Town status since 1945
Postal code(s)[5] 668510, 668518
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Turan population
2010 Census 4,981[3]
2002 Census 5,598[6]
1989 Census 5,976[7]
1979 Census 5,139[8]

Turan (Russian: Тура́н; Tuvan: Туран) is a town and the administrative center of Piy-Khemsky District in the Tuva Republic, Russia, located 70 kilometers (43 mi) northwest of Kyzyl, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 4,981.[3]

Etymology

The name of the town comes from the Turkic word for "saline land."

History

It was founded in 1885 by Russian settlers from Siberia; town status was granted to it in 1945.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Turan serves as the administrative center of Piy-Khemsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated within Piy-Khemsky District as Turan Town Under District Jurisdiction.[1] As a municipal division, Turan Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Piy-Khemsky Municipal District as Turan Urban Settlement.[2]

Transportation

There is an airport in the town.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Resolution #1648 ZP-1
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #268 VKh-1
  3. 1 2 3 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.
  4. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 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 #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России. (All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia.)". Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года (All-Union Population Census of 1979) (in Russian). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1979. Retrieved 2008-11-25.

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