Tura, Krasnoyarsk Krai Explained

En Name:Tura
Ru Name:Тура
Loc Name1:Typy
Loc Lang1:Evenki
Coordinates:64.2833°N 113°W
Map Label Position:top
Flag Caption:Flag of Tura, Evenkia
Image Coa:Tura 1.jpg
Federal Subject:Krasnoyarsk Krai
Adm District Jur:Evenkiysky District
Adm Ctr Of:Evenkiysky District
Inhabloc Cat:Rural locality
Inhabloc Type:Settlement
Pop 2010Census:5535
Dialing Codes:39113

Tura (Russian: Тура́; Typy, Turu) is a rural locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of Evenkiysky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located in the Syverma Plateau, at the confluence of the Kochechum and the Nizhnyaya Tunguska Rivers. Population:

History

Tura was the administrative center of Evenk Autonomous Okrug before the okrug was merged into Krasnoyarsk Krai on January 1, 2007. Until April 2011, it had urban-type settlement status.

Local government

Tura Village Council of Deputies of the VI convocationDate of election: 09/08/2019. Term of office: 5 years. Number of deputies: 10.
Faction Number of deputies
5
Independent 2
Vacant 3
Head of the village
Village leaders

Transportation

Tura is served by the Tura Airport.[1] The town and airport are linked together by the A-383 road, though Tura is currently isolated from the Russian road and railway network.

Climate

Tura has a very cold subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) with short, but warm and rainy summers with cool nights and long, bitterly cold winters with little sunshine.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tura Airport. OurAirports. January 19, 2013.