Turan, Tuva Republic

For other places with the same name, see Turan.
Turan (English)
Туран (Russian)
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Location of the Tuva Republic in Russia
Turan
Location of Turan in the Tuva Republic
Coordinates: 52°09′N 93°55′E / 52.150°N 93.917°E / 52.150; 93.917Coordinates: 52°09′N 93°55′E / 52.150°N 93.917°E / 52.150; 93.917
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
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Turan (Russian: Тура́н) is a town and the administrative center of Piy-Khemsky District of the Tuva Republic, Russia, located 70 kilometers (43 mi) northwest of Kyzyl, the republic's capital. Population: 4,981 (2010 Census);[3] 5,598 (2002 Census);[5] 5,976 (1989 Census).[6]

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 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. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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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