Tayga
| Tayga (in English) Тайга (Russian) |
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 The former shop of Merchant Magazov (1906, architect Lygin) |
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.svg) Location of Kemerovo Oblast in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of June 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kemerovo Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | Tayga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
| Administrative center of | Tayga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
| Municipal status (as of December 2010) | |
| Urban okrug | Tayginsky Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Tayginsky Urban Okrug |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 25,331 inhabitants |
| Time zone | KRAT (UTC+07:00) |
| Founded | end of the 19th century |
| Town status since | 1911 |
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Tayga (Russian: Тайга́) is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located 118 kilometers (73 mi) northwest of Kemerovo. Population: 25,331 (2010 Census);24,726 (2002 Census);26,233 (1989 Census).
The town is one of the biggest railway junctions in Russia.
The town is a railroad junction on Trans-Siberian Railway, and also the starting point of the Tayga–Bely Yar branch of the Western Siberian Railway, which provides access to Tomsk.
Tayga was founded in the end of the 19th century due to the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway. The station was opened in 1898. In 1911, Tayga was granted town status.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with five rural localities, incorporated as Tayga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Tayga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Tayginsky Urban Okrug.
Tayga contains ten objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance. Five of them are monuments of architecture, and the other five are monuments of history.
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