Tashtagol (English) Таштагол (Russian) |
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View of Ust-Shalym Microdistrict of Tashtagol |
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Location of Kemerovo Oblast in Russia |
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Administrative status (as of November 2012) | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kemerovo Oblast |
Administratively subordinated to | Tashtagol Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
Administrative center of | Tashtagolsky District, Tashtagol Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
Municipal status (as of November 2012) | |
Municipal district | Tashtagolsky Municipal District |
Urban settlement | Tashtagolskoye Urban Settlement |
Administrative center of | Tashtagolsky Municipal District, Tashtagolskoye Urban Settlement |
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Population (2010 Census) | 23,134 inhabitants |
Time zone | KRAT (UTC+07:00) |
Founded | 1939 |
Town status since | 1963 |
Postal code(s) | 652990–652993, 652999 |
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Tashtagol (Russian: Таштаго́л) is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Kondoma River 511 kilometers (318 mi) south of Kemerovo, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 23,134 (2010 Census);23,363 (2002 Census);26,274 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1939 as a mining settlement and was granted town status in 1963.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tashtagol serves as the administrative center of Tashtagolsky District, even though is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Tashtagol Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with a status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Tashtagol Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated within Tashtagolsky Municipal District as Tashtagolskoye Urban Settlement.