Chadan (town)
| Chadan (English) Чадан (Russian) Чадаана (Tuvan) |
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| Administrative status (as of November 2007) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tuva Republic |
| Administrative district | Dzun-Khemchiksky District |
| Town under district jurisdiction | Chadan |
| Administrative center of | Dzun-Khemchiksky District, Chadan Town Under District Jurisdiction |
| Municipal status (as of October 2011) | |
| Municipal district | Dzun-Khemchiksky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Chadan Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Dzun-Khemchiksky Municipal District, Chadan Urban Settlement |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 9,035 inhabitants |
| Time zone | KRAT (UTC+07:00) |
| Founded | 1873 |
| Town status since | 1945 |
| Previous names | Artadyt (until 1923-1929) |
| Postal code(s) | 668110, 668111, 668118 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 39434 |
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| 2010 Census | 9,035 |
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| 2002 Census | 9,454 |
| 1989 Census | 10,775 |
| 1979 Census | 8,985 |
Chadan (Russian: Чада́н; Tuvan: Чадаана Chadaana) is a town and the administrative center of Dzun-Khemchiksky District in the Tuva Republic, Russia, located on the Chadan River (in the Yenisei's basin), 224 kilometers (139 mi) west of Kyzyl, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 9,035.
In 1873, at the confluence of Khondergey and Chadan Rivers, a Buddhist monastery called Aldee-Khuree was founded. This year is considered the founding year of Chadan.
In 1923, the village by the monastery was known as Artadyt. In January 1929, when the Plenum Tuvan People's Revolutionary Party adopted an anti-religious decree, the Aldee-Khuree monastery was closed and destroyed, and the village was renamed Chadan.
In May 1945, Chadan was granted town status and became the administrative center of Dzun-Khemchiksky District. Around this time, coal deposits were discovered nearby and with open-pit mining starting soon after.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Chadan serves as the administrative center of Dzun-Khemchiksky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with one rural locality (the arban of Kirsaray), incorporated within Dzun-Khemchiksky District as Chadan Town Under District Jurisdiction. As a municipal division, Chadan Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Dzun-Khemchiksky Municipal District as Chadan Urban Settlement.
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