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.
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.
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]