Yurga
Town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia
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Yurga (Russian: Юрга́) is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Tom River and the Trans-Siberian Railway. The population is 77 thousand people in 2025.[8]
Yurga
Юрга | |
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Building in Yurga | |
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 Interactive map of Yurga | |
  Yurga Location of Yurga  Yurga Yurga (Kemerovo Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 55°43′23″N 84°53′10″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kemerovo Oblast[1] |
| Founded | 1886 |
| Town status since | 1949[2] |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 81,533 |
| 77,092 (−5.4%) | |
| • Rank | 203rd in 2010 |
| • Subordinated to | Yurga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1] |
| • Capital of | Yurginsky District,[1] Yurga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Yurginsky Urban Okrug[5] |
| • Capital of | Yurginsky Urban Okrug,[5] Yurginsky Municipal District[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4  [6]) |
| Postal code[7] | 652050 |
| OKTMO ID | 32749000001 |
| Website | yurga |
History
It was founded in 1886.[citation needed] Work settlement status was granted to it in 1942; town status was granted in 1949.[2]
Soviet Germans were deported to Yurga in 1941. A memorial was erected in their memory in the German graveyard in 2000.[9]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yurga serves as the administrative center of Yurginsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Yurga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, Yurga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Yurginsky Urban Okrug.[5]
Military
The 74th Motor Rifle Brigade of the Russian Ground Forces is based here.