En Name: | Yurga |
Ru Name: | Юрга |
Coordinates: | 55.7231°N 84.8861°W |
Map Label Position: | right |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Yurga (Kemerovo oblast).png |
Federal Subject: | Kemerovo Oblast |
Adm City Jur: | Yurga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
Adm Ctr Of1: | Yurginsky District |
Adm Ctr Of2: | Yurga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Urban Okrug Jur: | Yurginsky Urban Okrug |
Mun Admctr Of1: | Yurginsky Urban Okrug |
Mun Admctr Of2: | Yurginsky Municipal District |
Pop 2010Census: | 81533 |
Pop 2010Census Rank: | 203rd |
Established Date: | 1886 |
Current Cat Date: | 1949 |
Website: | http://yurga.org/ |
Yurga (Russian: Юрга́) is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Tom River and the Trans-Siberian Railway. Population:
It was founded in 1886. Work settlement status was granted to it in 1942; town status was granted in 1949.[1]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yurga serves as the administrative center of Yurginsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[2] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Yurga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Yurga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Yurginsky Urban Okrug.[3]
The 74th Motor Rifle Brigade of the Russian Ground Forces is based here.