Ak-Dovurak
Town in the Tuva Republic, Russia
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Ak-Dovurak (Tuvan: Ак-Довурак) is a town in the Tuva Republic, Russia, located on the Khemchik River (left tributary of the Yenisei), 301 kilometers (187 mi) west of Kyzyl. The population is 13,468 (2010 census);[2] 12,965 (2002 census);[6] 15,191 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
Ak-Dovurak
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| Coordinates: 51°11′N 90°36′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tuva[1] |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Elevation | 850 m (2,790 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 13,468 |
• Estimate (2021) | 12,456 (−7.5%) |
| • Subordinated to | town under republic jurisdiction (urban okrug) of Ak-Dovurak[1] |
| • Capital of | town under republic jurisdiction (urban okrug) of Ak-Dovurak[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Ak-Dovurak Urban Okrug[3] |
| • Capital of | Ak-Dovurak Urban Okrug[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4  [4]) |
| Postal code[5] | 668051 |
| OKTMO ID | 93703000001 |
History
It was founded in 1964 as a town housing the workers employed in construction of an asbestos plant.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the town under republic jurisdiction (urban okrug) of Ak-Dovurak—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts (kozhuuns).[1] As a municipal division, the town under republic jurisdiction (urban okrug) of Ak-Dovurak is incorporated as Ak-Dovurak Urban Okrug.[3]