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Verkhny Tagil

Verkhny Tagil (in English)
Верхний Тагил (Russian)
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Location of Sverdlovsk Oblast in Russia
Verkhny Tagil is located in Sverdlovsk Oblast
Verkhny Tagil
Verkhny Tagil
Location of Verkhny Tagil in Sverdlovsk Oblast
Coordinates: 57°23′N 59°57′E / 57.383°N 59.950°E / 57.383; 59.950Coordinates: 57°23′N 59°57′E / 57.383°N 59.950°E / 57.383; 59.950
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Administrative status (as of April 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Sverdlovsk Oblast
Administratively subordinated to Town of Kirovgrad
Municipal status (as of April 2014)
Urban okrug Verkhny Tagil Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Verkhny Tagil Urban Okrug
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 11,843 inhabitants
Time zone YEKT (UTC+05:00)
Founded 1716
Town status since 1966
Postal code(s) 624160, 624162
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Verkhny Tagil (Russian: Ве́рхний Таги́л) is a town under the administrative jurisdiction of the Town of Kirovgrad in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located in the upper streams of the Tagil River (Tobol's basin), 111 kilometers (69 mi) northwest of Yekaterinburg, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 11,843 (2010 Census);12,571 (2002 Census);13,127 (1989 Census).

It was founded in 1716. Town status was granted to it in 1966.

Within the framework of the administrative divisions, it is, together with ten rural localities, subordinated to the Town of Kirovgrad—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Verkhny Tagil, together with two rural localities, is incorporated as Verkhny Tagil Urban Okrug. The town of Kirovgrad, together with eight other rural localities, is incorporated separately as Kirovgradsky Urban Okrug.


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