| En Name: | Tulun |
| Ru Name: | Тулун |
| Coordinates: | 54.5667°N 134°W |
| Map Label Position: | left |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Tulun (Irkutsk oblast).png |
| Federal Subject: | Irkutsk Oblast |
| Adm City Jur: | Town of Tulun |
| Adm Ctr Of1: | Tulunsky District |
| Adm Ctr Of2: | Town of Tulun |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Urban Okrug Jur: | Tulun Urban Okrug |
| Mun Admctr Of1: | Tulun Urban Okrug |
| Mun Admctr Of2: | Tulunsky Municipal District |
| Mun Admctr Of2 Ref: | [1] |
| Pop 2010Census: | 44611 |
| Pop 2010Census Rank: | 355th |
| Established Date: | second half of the 18th century |
| Current Cat Date: | 1927 |
| Postal Codes: | 665250–665268 |
| Dialing Codes: | 39530 |
| Website: | http://www.tulunadm.ru/ |
Tulun (Russian: Тулун|p=tʊˈlun) is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the river Iya (Angara's basin), 390km (240miles) northwest of Irkutsk. Population:
It was founded in the second half of the 18th century as a village in the Iya Valley. With the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway in the early 20th century, Tulun grew into an important trade center. It was administrated as a town between 1922 and 1924, before being granted town status permanently in 1927.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tulun serves as the administrative center of Tulunsky District,[2] even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Tulun[3] —an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Tulun is incorporated as Tulun Urban Okrug.[4]
Tulun has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) with mild to warm, humid summers and severely cold, drier winters. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from NaN°C in January to 17.7°C. Sunshine is generous and the area receives 2,237 hours of bright sunshine annually.
| Width: | auto |
| Location: | Tulun (1948−2011) |
| Single Line: | Y |
| Metric First: | Y |
| Jan Record High C: | 4.7 |
| Feb Record High C: | 8.7 |
| Mar Record High C: | 16.8 |
| Apr Record High C: | 28.4 |
| May Record High C: | 32.2 |
| Jun Record High C: | 36.0 |
| Jul Record High C: | 35.8 |
| Aug Record High C: | 36.5 |
| Sep Record High C: | 30.0 |
| Oct Record High C: | 25.0 |
| Nov Record High C: | 13.5 |
| Dec Record High C: | 7.0 |
| Jan High C: | −14.9 |
| Feb High C: | −10.2 |
| Mar High C: | −1.8 |
| Apr High C: | 7.1 |
| May High C: | 16.2 |
| Jun High C: | 22.3 |
| Jul High C: | 24.1 |
| Aug High C: | 21.2 |
| Sep High C: | 14.5 |
| Oct High C: | 5.8 |
| Nov High C: | −5.7 |
| Dec High C: | −13.3 |
| Year High C: | 5.6 |
| Jan Mean C: | -20.4 |
| Feb Mean C: | -17.0 |
| Mar Mean C: | -8.9 |
| Apr Mean C: | 0.7 |
| May Mean C: | 8.7 |
| Jun Mean C: | 15.1 |
| Jul Mean C: | 17.5 |
| Aug Mean C: | 14.6 |
| Sep Mean C: | 7.7 |
| Oct Mean C: | -0.1 |
| Nov Mean C: | -10.9 |
| Dec Mean C: | -18.3 |
| Year Mean C: | -0.8 |
| Jan Low C: | −25.6 |
| Feb Low C: | −23.1 |
| Mar Low C: | −15.4 |
| Apr Low C: | −5.0 |
| May Low C: | 1.6 |
| Jun Low C: | 8.0 |
| Jul Low C: | 11.1 |
| Aug Low C: | 8.7 |
| Sep Low C: | 2.3 |
| Oct Low C: | −4.7 |
| Nov Low C: | −15.7 |
| Dec Low C: | −23.1 |
| Year Low C: | -6.6 |
| Jan Record Low C: | −46.1 |
| Feb Record Low C: | −47.2 |
| Mar Record Low C: | −41.1 |
| Apr Record Low C: | −26.5 |
| May Record Low C: | −10.0 |
| Jun Record Low C: | -5.0 |
| Jul Record Low C: | -0.4 |
| Aug Record Low C: | -3.0 |
| Sep Record Low C: | −11.1 |
| Oct Record Low C: | −29.0 |
| Nov Record Low C: | −40.0 |
| Dec Record Low C: | −45.0 |
| Jan Precipitation Mm: | 17.6 |
| Feb Precipitation Mm: | 16.9 |
| Mar Precipitation Mm: | 10.4 |
| Apr Precipitation Mm: | 25.7 |
| May Precipitation Mm: | 28.4 |
| Jun Precipitation Mm: | 54.5 |
| Jul Precipitation Mm: | 75.6 |
| Aug Precipitation Mm: | 53.5 |
| Sep Precipitation Mm: | 35.0 |
| Oct Precipitation Mm: | 22.1 |
| Nov Precipitation Mm: | 16.2 |
| Dec Precipitation Mm: | 17.4 |
| Jan Sun: | 105.4 |
| Feb Sun: | 134.4 |
| Mar Sun: | 210.8 |
| Apr Sun: | 246.0 |
| May Sun: | 266.6 |
| Jun Sun: | 273.0 |
| Jul Sun: | 269.7 |
| Aug Sun: | 248.0 |
| Sep Sun: | 186.0 |
| Oct Sun: | 127.1 |
| Nov Sun: | 93.0 |
| Dec Sun: | 77.5 |
| Jan Humidity: | 81.3 |
| Feb Humidity: | 73.8 |
| Mar Humidity: | 62.6 |
| Apr Humidity: | 56.7 |
| May Humidity: | 53.9 |
| Jun Humidity: | 65.8 |
| Jul Humidity: | 72.7 |
| Aug Humidity: | 75.4 |
| Sep Humidity: | 72.5 |
| Oct Humidity: | 72.3 |
| Nov Humidity: | 78.0 |
| Dec Humidity: | 83.5 |
| Unit Precipitation Days: | 0.1 mm |
| Jan Precipitation Days: | 18.8 |
| Feb Precipitation Days: | 15.1 |
| Mar Precipitation Days: | 11.3 |
| Apr Precipitation Days: | 12.9 |
| May Precipitation Days: | 13.0 |
| Jun Precipitation Days: | 12.4 |
| Jul Precipitation Days: | 11.3 |
| Aug Precipitation Days: | 13.5 |
| Sep Precipitation Days: | 13.2 |
| Oct Precipitation Days: | 16.9 |
| Nov Precipitation Days: | 18.2 |
| Dec Precipitation Days: | 20.1 |
| Source 1: | climatebase.ru |
The town is a center for timber and brown coal production. The Azeysky and Tulunsky open cut coal mines are located nearby and there is an associated hydrolysis plant in the town.