Tashtagol
Town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia
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Tashtagol (Russian: Таштаго́л; Shor: Таштағол, romanized: Taştağol) is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Kondoma River 511 kilometers (318 mi) south of Kemerovo, the administrative center of the oblast.
Tashtagol
Таштагол | |
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| Coordinates: 52°46′N 87°52′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kemerovo Oblast[1] |
| Founded | 1939 |
| Town status since | 1963 |
| Population | |
• Total | 23,134 |
| 21,209 (−8.3%) | |
| • Subordinated to | Tashtagol Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1] |
| • Capital of | Tashtagolsky District,[1] Tashtagol Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1] |
| • Municipal district | Tashtagolsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Urban settlement | Tashtagolskoye Urban Settlement[4] |
| • Capital of | Tashtagolsky Municipal District,[4] Tashtagolskoye Urban Settlement[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4  [5]) |
| Postal codes[6] | 652990–652993, 652999 |
| OKTMO ID | 32627101001 |
History
It was founded in 1939 as a mining settlement and was granted town status in 1963.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tashtagol serves as the administrative center of Tashtagolsky District, even though is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Tashtagol Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with a status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, Tashtagol Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated within Tashtagolsky Municipal District as Tashtagolskoye Urban Settlement.[4]
Population
Population: 23,134 (2010 census);[2] 23,363 (2002 census);[7] 26,274 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
Public Transports
The city has a small heliport with a 650 × 25 m runway, operated by Aerokuzbass. have tashtagol - ust' anzas - shortayga - elbeza - mrassu - tashtagol passenger helicopter flight, using Mil Mi-8.