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Tashtagol

Tashtagol (English)
Таштагол (Russian)
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Tashtagol - view on Ust-Shalym microdistrict from tv-tower.jpg
View of Ust-Shalym Microdistrict of Tashtagol
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Location of Kemerovo Oblast in Russia
Tashtagol is located in Kemerovo Oblast
Tashtagol
Tashtagol
Location of Tashtagol in Kemerovo Oblast
Coordinates: 52°46′N 87°52′E / 52.767°N 87.867°E / 52.767; 87.867Coordinates: 52°46′N 87°52′E / 52.767°N 87.867°E / 52.767; 87.867
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Coat of arms
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
Statistics
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.


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