Vuktyl
Town in the Komi Republic, Russia
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Vuktyl (Russian: Вукты́л, Komi: Вуктыл) is a town in the Komi Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Pechora River near its confluence with the Vuktyl River, 575 kilometers (357 mi) northeast of Syktyvkar, the capital of the republic. Population: 12,356 (2010 census);[3] 14,472 (2002 census);[7] 19,330 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
Vuktyl
Вуктыл | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Komi | Вуктыл |
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| Coordinates: 63°42′N 57°19′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Komi Republic[1] |
| Founded | 1968[2] |
| Town status since | 1989[2] |
| Population | |
• Total | 12,356 |
• Estimate (2024) | 9,001 (−27.2%) |
| • Subordinated to | town of republic significance of Vuktyl[1] |
| • Capital of | town of republic significance of Vuktyl[1] |
| • Municipal district | Vuktyl Municipal District[4] |
| • Urban settlement | Vuktyl Urban Settlement[4] |
| • Capital of | Vuktyl Municipal District,[4] Vuktyl Urban Settlement[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK |
| Postal code[6] | 169570 |
| OKTMO ID | 87712000001 |
| Website | www |
History
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the town of Vuktyl is, together with four rural-type settlement administrative territories (comprising ten rural localities), incorporated as the town of republic significance of Vuktyl—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Vuktyl is incorporated as Vuktyl Municipal District; the town of Vuktyl is incorporated within it as Vuktyl Urban Settlement.[4] The four rural-type settlement administrative territories are incorporated into four rural settlements within the municipal district.[4]
Transportation
The town is served by the Vuktyl Airport.
