Turan, Tuva Republic

Turan
Туран
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  TuvanТуран
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Turan
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Turan
Turan (Tuva Republic)
Coordinates: 52°08′N 93°54′E / 52.133°N 93.900°E / 52.133; 93.900
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTuva
Administrative districtPiy-Khemsky District
Town under district jurisdictionTuran
Founded1885
Town status since1945
Elevation
860 m (2,820 ft)
Population
  Total
4,981
  Capital ofPiy-Khemsky District, Turan Town Under District Jurisdiction
  Municipal districtPiy-Khemsky Municipal District
  Urban settlementTuran Urban Settlement
  Capital ofPiy-Khemsky Municipal District, Turan Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 )
Postal code(s)
668510, 668518
OKTMO ID93635101001
Turan population
2010 Census4,981
2002 Census5,598
1989 Census5,976
1979 Census5,139

Turan (Russian: Тура́н; Tuvan: Туран) is a town and the administrative center of Piy-Khemsky District in the Tuva Republic, Russia, located 70 kilometers (43 mi) northwest of Kyzyl, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 4,981.