Tulun
Town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
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Tulun (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]
Tulun
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Tulun Train Station | |
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| Coordinates: 54°34′N 100°34′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Irkutsk Oblast[1] |
| Founded | second half of the 18th century |
| Town status since | 1927 |
| Elevation | 460 m (1,510 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 44,611 |
• Estimate (2021) | 38,440 (−13.8%) |
| • Rank | 355th in 2010 |
| • Subordinated to | Town of Tulun[3] |
| • Capital of | Tulunsky District,[3] Town of Tulun[3] |
| • Urban okrug | Tulun Urban Okrug[4] |
| • Capital of | Tulun Urban Okrug,[4] Tulunsky Municipal District[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5  [6]) |
| Postal code[7] | 665250–665268 |
| Dialing code | +7 39530 |
| OKTMO ID | 25732000001 |
| Website | www |
History
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
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]
Geography
Climate
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) | |||||||||||||
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| 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
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]