Turan, Tuva Republic

For the several inhabited localities in Russia, see Turan, Russia.

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.^[2]

Turan Туран
Town[1]
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• Tuvan	Туран
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Coordinates: 52°08′N 93°54′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Tuva[1]
Administrative district	Piy-Khemsky District[1]
Town under district jurisdiction	Turan[1]
Founded	1885
Town status since	1945
Elevation	860 m (2,820 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	4,981
Administrative status
• Capital of	Piy-Khemsky District,[1] Turan Town Under District Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Piy-Khemsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Turan Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Piy-Khemsky Municipal District,[3] Turan Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+7 (MSK+4 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	668510, 668518
OKTMO ID	93635101001

Turan population

2010 Census	4,981[2]
2002 Census	5,598[6]
1989 Census	5,976[7]
1979 Census	5,139[8]

Etymology

The name of the town comes from the Turkic word for "saline land."^{[citation needed]}

History

It was founded in 1885 by Russian settlers from Siberia; town status was granted to it in 1945.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Church of Saint Vladimir

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.^[3]

Transportation

There is an airport in the town.^{[citation needed]}