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Kaltan

Kaltan (in English)
Калтан (Russian)
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Location of Kemerovo Oblast in Russia
Kaltan is located in Kemerovo Oblast
Kaltan
Kaltan
Location of Kaltan in Kemerovo Oblast
Coordinates: 53°31′N 87°17′E / 53.517°N 87.283°E / 53.517; 87.283Coordinates: 53°31′N 87°17′E / 53.517°N 87.283°E / 53.517; 87.283
Coat of Arms of Kaltan (Kemerovo oblast).png
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of November 2012)
Country Russia
Federal subject Kemerovo Oblast
Administratively subordinated to Kaltan Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Administrative center of Kaltan Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Municipal status (as of November 2012)
Urban okrug Kaltansky Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Kaltansky Urban Okrug
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 21,892 inhabitants
Time zone KRAT (UTC+07:00)
Founded 1946
Town status since 1959
Postal code(s) 652740, 652741
Official website
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Kaltan (Russian: Калта́н) is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Kondoma River, 338 kilometers (210 mi) south of Kemerovo, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 21,892 (2010 Census);25,591 (2002 Census);25,369 (1989 Census).

It was founded in 1946 and was granted urban-type settlement status in 1950 and town status in 1959.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with four rural localities, incorporated as Kaltan Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Kaltan Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Kaltansky Urban Okrug.


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