Ak-Dovurak (Tuvan: Ак-Довурак) is a town in the Tuva Republic, Russia, located on the Khemchik River (left tributary of the Yenisei), 301 kilometers (187 mi) west of Kyzyl. The population is 13,468 (2010 Census);[2] 12,965 (2002 Census);[7] 15,191 (1989 Census).[8]
Ak-Dovurak
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Coordinates: 51°11′N 90°36′E / 51.183°N 90.600°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Tuva[1] |
Founded | 1964 |
Elevation | 850 m (2,790 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 13,468 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 13,580 (+0.8%) |
• Subordinated to | town under republic jurisdiction (urban okrug) of Ak-Dovurak[1] |
• Capital of | town under republic jurisdiction (urban okrug) of Ak-Dovurak[1] |
• Urban okrug | Ak-Dovurak Urban Okrug[4] |
• Capital of | Ak-Dovurak Urban Okrug[4] |
Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4 [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | 668051 |
OKTMO ID | 93703000001 |
It was founded in 1964 as a town housing the workers employed in construction of an asbestos plant.[citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the town under republic jurisdiction (urban okrug) of Ak-Dovurak—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts (kozhuuns).[1] As a municipal division, the town under republic jurisdiction (urban okrug) of Ak-Dovurak is incorporated as Ak-Dovurak Urban Okrug.[4]