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Town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

Town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

Tulun Тулун
Town[1]
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Coordinates: 54°34′N 100°34′E / 54.567°N 100.567°E / 54.567; 100.567
Country Russia
Federal subject Irkutsk Oblast[1]
Founded second half ofthe 18th century
Town status since 1927
Elevation 460 m (1,510 ft)
Population (2010 Census)[2]
• Total 44,611
• Rank 355th in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to Town of Tulun[3]
Capital of Tulunsky District,[3] Town of Tulun[3]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug Tulun Urban Okrug[4]
Capital of Tulun Urban Okrug,[4] Tulunsky Municipal District[5]
Time zone UTC+8 (MSK+5 Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7] 665250–665268
Dialing code(s) +7 39530
OKTMO ID 25732000001
Website www.tulunadm.ru

Tulun (‹The template Lang-rus is being considered for deletion.› Russian: Тулун, IPA: [tʊˈlun]) is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the river Iya (Angara's basin), 390 kilometers (240 mi) northwest of Irkutsk. Population: 44,611 (2010 Census);[2] 51,848 (2002 Census);[8] 52,903 (1989 Soviet census).[9]

It was founded in the second half of the 18th century as a village in the Iya Valley.[_citation needed_] With the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway in the early 20th century, Tulun grew into an important trade center. It was administrated as a town between 1922 and 1924, before being granted town status permanently in 1927.[_citation needed_]

Administrative and municipal status

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Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tulun serves as the administrative center of Tulunsky District,[3] even though it is not a part of it.[_citation needed_] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Tulun[1]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Tulun is incorporated as Tulun Urban Okrug.[4]

Tulun has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) with mild to warm, humid summers and severely cold, drier winters. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −19.9 °C (−3.8 °F) in January to 17.7 °C (63.9 °F). Sunshine is generous and the area receives 2,237 hours of bright sunshine annually.

Climate data for Tulun (1948−2011)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 4.7(40.5) 8.7(47.7) 17.7(63.9) 28.4(83.1) 32.2(90.0) 36.0(96.8) 35.8(96.4) 36.5(97.7) 30.0(86.0) 25.0(77.0) 13.5(56.3) 7.0(44.6) 36.5(97.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −14.9(5.2) −10.2(13.6) −1.8(28.8) 7.1(44.8) 16.2(61.2) 22.3(72.1) 24.1(75.4) 21.2(70.2) 14.5(58.1) 5.8(42.4) −5.7(21.7) −13.3(8.1) 5.6(42.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −20.4(−4.7) −17.0(1.4) −8.9(16.0) 0.7(33.3) 8.7(47.7) 15.1(59.2) 17.5(63.5) 14.6(58.3) 7.7(45.9) −0.1(31.8) −10.9(12.4) −18.3(−0.9) −0.8(30.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −25.6(−14.1) −23.1(−9.6) −15.4(4.3) −5(23) 1.6(34.9) 8.0(46.4) 11.1(52.0) 8.7(47.7) 2.3(36.1) −4.7(23.5) −15.7(3.7) −23.1(−9.6) −6.6(20.1)
Record low °C (°F) −46.1(−51.0) −47.2(−53.0) −41.1(−42.0) −26.5(−15.7) −10(14) −5.0(23.0) −0.4(31.3) −3.0(26.6) −11.1(12.0) −29(−20) −40(−40) −45(−49) −47.2(−53.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 17.6(0.69) 16.9(0.67) 10.4(0.41) 25.7(1.01) 28.4(1.12) 54.5(2.15) 75.6(2.98) 53.5(2.11) 35.0(1.38) 22.1(0.87) 16.2(0.64) 17.4(0.69) 373.3(14.72)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 18.8 15.1 11.3 12.9 13.0 12.4 11.3 13.5 13.2 16.9 18.2 20.1 176.7
Average relative humidity (%) 81.3 73.8 62.6 56.7 53.9 65.8 72.7 75.4 72.5 72.3 78.0 83.5 70.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours 105.4 134.4 210.8 246.0 266.6 273.0 269.7 248.0 186.0 127.1 93.0 77.5 2,237.5
Source: climatebase.ru

Economy and infrastructure

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The town is a center for timber and brown coal production. The Azeysky and Tulunsky open cut coal mines are located nearby and there is an associated hydrolysis plant in the town. [_citation needed_]

  1. ^ a b c Charter of Irkutsk Oblast
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ a b c d Law #49-OZ
  4. ^ a b c Law #70-oz
  5. ^ Law #98-oz
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  8. ^ 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).
  9. ^ 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]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.