Mikun

For other uses, see Mikun (disambiguation).

For the rural locality also located in Ust-Vymsky District of the Komi Republic, Russia, see Mikun (inhabited locality).

Mikun (Russian: Ми́кунь; Komi: Микунь, Mikuń) is a town in Ust-Vymsky District of the Komi Republic, Russia, located 96 kilometers (60 mi) north of Syktyvkar. Population: 10,730 (2010 Census);^[2] 11,680 (2002 Census);^[6] 12,507 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

Mikun Микунь
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Komi	Микунь
A train in Mikun
Location of Mikun
Mikun Location of Mikun Show map of Russia Mikun Mikun (Komi Republic) Show map of Komi Republic
Coordinates: 62°22′N 50°05′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Komi Republic[1]
Administrative district	Ust-Vymsky District[1]
Town of District Significance Administrative Territory	Mikun[1]
Founded	1937
Town status since	1959
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	10,730
Administrative status
• Capital of	Mikun Town of District Significance Administrative Territory[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Ust-Vymsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Mikun Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Mikun Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	169060, 169061
OKTMO ID	87644105001

History

It was founded in 1937 as a gulag settlement.^{[citation needed]} Town status was granted to it in 1959.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with the settlement of Shezham, incorporated within Ust-Vymsky District as Mikun Town of District Significance Administrative Territory.^[1] As a municipal division, Mikun Town of District Significance Administrative Territory is incorporated within Ust-Vymsky Municipal District as Mikun Urban Settlement.^[3]