Country Russia Area 79 km² | Federal subject Kemerovo Oblast Local time Monday 12:37 PM | |
 | ||
Administratively subordinated to Tashtagol Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction Administrative center of Tashtagolsky District, Tashtagol Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction Municipal district Tashtagolsky Municipal District Urban settlement Tashtagolskoye Urban Settlement Weather 4°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 73% Humidity | ||
Tashtagol (Russian: Таштаго́л) is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Kondoma River 511 kilometers (318 mi) south of Kemerovo, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 23,134 (2010 Census); 23,363 (2002 Census); 26,274 (1989 Census).
Contents
Map of Tashtagol, Kemerovskaya Oblast, Russia
History
It was founded in 1939 as a mining settlement and was granted town status in 1963.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tashtagol serves as the administrative center of Tashtagolsky District, even though is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Tashtagol Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with a status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Tashtagol Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated within Tashtagolsky Municipal District as Tashtagolskoye Urban Settlement.