Yurga
Юрга | |
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Coordinates: 55°43′23″N 84°53′10″E / 55.72306°N 84.88611°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kemerovo Oblast[1] |
Founded | 1886 |
Town status since | 1949[2] |
Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 81,533 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 81,759 (+0.3%) |
• Rank | 203rd in 2010 |
• Subordinated to | Yurga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1] |
• Capital of | Yurginsky District,[1] Yurga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1] |
• Urban okrug | Yurginsky Urban Okrug[5] |
• Capital of | Yurginsky Urban Okrug,[5] Yurginsky Municipal District[5] |
Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4 [6]) |
Postal code(s)[7] | |
OKTMO ID | 32749000001 |
Website | yurga |
Yurga (Russian: Юрга́) is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Tom River and the Trans-Siberian Railway. Population: 81,533 (2010 Census);[3] 85,555 (2002 Census);[8] 93,202 (1989 Census).[9]
It was founded in 1886.[citation needed] Work settlement status was granted to it in 1942; town status was granted in 1949.[2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yurga serves as the administrative center of Yurginsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Yurga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, Yurga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Yurginsky Urban Okrug.[5]
The 74th Motor Rifle Brigade of the Russian Ground Forces is based here.