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Ak-Dovurak

Ak-Dovurak (English)
Ак-Довурак (Russian)
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Location of the Tuva Republic in Russia
Ak-Dovurak is located in Tuva Republic
Ak-Dovurak
Ak-Dovurak
Location of Ak-Dovurak in the Tuva Republic
Coordinates: 51°11′N 90°36′E / 51.183°N 90.600°E / 51.183; 90.600Coordinates: 51°11′N 90°36′E / 51.183°N 90.600°E / 51.183; 90.600
Administrative status (as of November 2007)
Country Russia
Federal subject Tuva Republic
Administratively subordinated to town under republic jurisdiction (urban okrug) of Ak-Dovurak
Administrative center of town under republic jurisdiction (urban okrug) of Ak-Dovurak
Municipal status (as of December 2010)
Urban okrug Ak-Dovurak Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Ak-Dovurak Urban Okrug
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 13,468 inhabitants
Time zone KRAT (UTC+07:00)
Founded 1964

Ak-Dovurak (Russian: 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. Population: 13,468 (2010 Census);12,965 (2002 Census);15,191 (1989 Census).

It was founded in 1964 as a town housing the workers employed in construction of an asbestos plant.

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). As a municipal division, the town under republic jurisdiction (urban okrug) of Ak-Dovurak is incorporated as Ak-Dovurak Urban Okrug.


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