Kyzyl
Capital of the Tuva Republic, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kyzyl (/kɪˈzɪl/ kiz-IL; Russian: Кызыл, IPA: [kɨˈzɨl]; Tuvan: Кызыл, romanized: Kızıl, IPA: [qɤˈzɤɫ]) is the capital city of the republic of Tuva, Russia. The name of the city means "red" or "crimson" in Tuvan (and in many other Turkic languages). Its population was 120,067 (2021 Census);[7]
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Kyzyl
Кызыл | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Tuvan | Кызыл |
Coordinates: 51°43′N 94°27′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Tuva[1] |
Founded | 1914 |
City status since | 1914 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Karim Baylak-oolovich Sagaan-ool |
Elevation | 630 m (2,070 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 109,918 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 116,983 (+6.4%) |
• Rank | 146th in 2010 |
• Subordinated to | city under republic jurisdiction (urban okrug) of Kyzyl[1] |
• Capital of | Tuva[1] |
• Capital of | city under republic jurisdiction (urban okrug) of Kyzyl[1] |
• Urban okrug | Kyzyl Urban Okrug[4] |
• Capital of | Kyzyl Urban Okrug[4] |
Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4 [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | 667000–667005, 667007–667012, 667700, 667899, 667961, 667965, 667966, 667970, 667999 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 39422 |
OKTMO ID | 93701000001 |
Website | mkyzyl |
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