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Yurga

Yurga (English)
Юрга (Russian)
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Location of Kemerovo Oblast in Russia
Yurga is located in Kemerovo Oblast
Yurga
Yurga
Location of Yurga in Kemerovo Oblast
Coordinates: 55°43′23″N 84°53′10″E / 55.72306°N 84.88611°E / 55.72306; 84.88611Coordinates: 55°43′23″N 84°53′10″E / 55.72306°N 84.88611°E / 55.72306; 84.88611
Coat of Arms of Yurga (Kemerovo oblast).png
Flag of Yurga (Kemerovo oblast).png
Coat of arms
Flag
Administrative status (as of June 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Kemerovo Oblast
Administratively subordinated to Yurga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Administrative center of Yurginsky District, Yurga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Municipal status (as of January 2012)
Urban okrug Yurginsky Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Yurginsky Urban Okrug, Yurginsky Municipal District
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 81,533 inhabitants
Rank in 2010 203rd
Time zone KRAT (UTC+07:00)
Founded 1886
Town status since 1949
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Yurga (Russian: Юрга́) is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Tom River. Population: 81,533 (2010 Census);85,555 (2002 Census);93,202 (1989 Census).

It was founded in 1886.Work settlement status was granted to it in 1942; town status was granted in 1949.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yurga serves as the administrative center of Yurginsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Yurga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Yurga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Yurginsky Urban Okrug.

The 74th Motor Rifle Brigade of the Russian Ground Forces is based here.


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