Shagonar

Shagonar (Russian: Шагона́р; Tuvan: Шагаан-Арыг, romanized: Şagân-Arıg) is a town and the administrative center of Ulug-Khemsky District in the Tuva Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Yenisei River, 124 kilometers (77 mi) west of Kyzyl, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 10,956.^[2]

Shagonar Шагонар
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Tuvan	Шагаан-Арыг
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Location of Shagonar
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Coordinates: 51°33′N 92°46′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Tuva[1]
Administrative district	Ulug-Khemsky District[1]
Town under district jurisdiction	Shagonar[1]
Known since	1888
Town status since	1945
Elevation	560 m (1,840 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	10,956
Administrative status
• Capital of	Ulug-Khemsky District,[1] Shagonar Town Under District Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Ulug-Khemsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Shagonar Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Ulug-Khemsky Municipal District,[3] Shagonar Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+7 (MSK+4 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	668210, 668218
OKTMO ID	93654101001

Shagonar population

2010 Census	10,956[2]
2002 Census	11,008[6]
1989 Census	10,084[7]
1979 Census	5,455[8]

History

It had been known since 1888.^{[citation needed]} Town status was granted to it in 1945.^{[citation needed]} The original town of Shagonar was engulfed by water in the 1970s due to the construction of the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam. It was rebuilt 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) from the original location.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shagonar serves as the administrative center of Ulug-Khemsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Ulug-Khemsky District as Shagonar Town Under District Jurisdiction.^[1] As a municipal division, Shagonar Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Ulug-Khemsky Municipal District as Shagonar Urban Settlement.^[3]