Ak-Dovurak

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);^[6] 15,191 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

Ak-Dovurak Ак-Довурак
Town[1]
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Ak-Dovurak
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Coordinates: 51°11′N 90°36′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Tuva[1]
Founded	1964
Elevation	850 m (2,790 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	13,468
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town under republic jurisdiction (urban okrug) of Ak-Dovurak[1]
• Capital of	town under republic jurisdiction (urban okrug) of Ak-Dovurak[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Ak-Dovurak Urban Okrug[3]
• Capital of	Ak-Dovurak Urban Okrug[3]
Time zone	UTC+7 (MSK+4 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	668051
OKTMO ID	93703000001

History

It was founded in 1964 as a town housing the workers employed in construction of an asbestos plant.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

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.^[3]