Verkhnyaya Tura
| Verkhnyaya Tura (in English) Верхняя Тура (Russian) |
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| Administrative status (as of 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sverdlovsk Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | Town of Kushva |
| Municipal status (as of June 2009) | |
| Urban okrug | Verkhnyaya Tura Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Verkhnyaya Tura Urban Okrug |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 9,461 inhabitants |
| Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
| Founded | 1737 |
| Town status since | 1941 |
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Verkhnyaya Tura (Russian: Ве́рхняя Тура) is a town under the administrative jurisdiction of the Town of Kushva in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located in the upper streams of the Tura River (Ob's basin), 187 kilometers (116 mi) north of Yekaterinburg. Population: 9,461 (2010 Census);11,097 (2002 Census);13,573 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1737; town status was granted to it in 1941.
Within the framework of the administrative divisions, it is, together with twelve rural localities, subordinated to the Town of Kushva—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of Verkhnyaya Tura is incorporated as Verkhnyaya Tura Urban Okrug. The town of Kushva and twelve rural localities are incorporated separately as Kushvinsky Urban Okrug.
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