Shagonar Explained

En Name:Shagonar
Ru Name:Шагонар
Loc Name1:Шагаан-Арыг
Loc Lang1:Tuvan
Coordinates:51.55°N 138°W
Map Label Position:right
Federal Subject:Tuva Republic
Adm District Jur:Ulug-Khemsky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Shagonar
Adm Selsoviet Type:Town under district jurisdiction
Adm Ctr Of1:Ulug-Khemsky District
Adm Ctr Of2:Shagonar Town Under District Jurisdiction
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Ulug-Khemsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Shagonar Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Ulug-Khemsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Shagonar Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:10956
Established Date:1888
Established Title:Known since
Current Cat Date:1945
Postal Codes:668210, 668218
Shagonar population
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:10,956
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:11,008
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:10,084
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:5,455

Shagonar (Russian: Шагона́р; Tuvinian: Шагаан-Арыг, Şagaan-Arıg) is a town and the administrative center of Ulug-Khemsky District in the Tuva Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Yenisei River, 124km (77miles) west of Kyzyl, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 10,956.

History

It had been known since 1888. Town status was granted to it in 1945. The original town of Shagonar was engulfed by water in the 1970s due to the construction of the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam. It was rebuilt 7km (04miles) from the original location.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shagonar serves as the administrative center of Ulug-Khemsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Ulug-Khemsky District as Shagonar Town Under District Jurisdiction. As a municipal division, Shagonar Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Ulug-Khemsky Municipal District as Shagonar Urban Settlement.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Resolution #1648 ZP-1
  2. Law #268 VKh-1