Tura, Krasnoyarsk Krai

For other places with the same name, see Tura.

Tura (Russian: Тура́; Evenki: Typy, Turu) is a rural locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of Evenkiysky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located in the Syverma Plateau, at the confluence of the Kochechum and the Nizhnyaya Tunguska Rivers. Population: 5,535 (2010 Census);^[1] 5,836 (2002 Census);^[4] 7,474 (1989 Soviet census).^[5]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1939	1,573	—
1959	2,039	+29.6%
1970	3,528	+73.0%
1979	5,507	+56.1%
1989	7,474	+35.7%
2002	5,836	−21.9%
2010	5,535	−5.2%
2021	4,440	−19.8%
Source: Census data

Tura Тура
Settlement
Other transcription(s)
• Evenki	Typy
Uvachan Street
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Tura
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Coordinates: 64°17′N 100°13′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Krasnoyarsk Krai
Administrative district	Evenkiysky District
Founded	1927
Elevation	209 m (686 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[1]
• Total	5,535
Administrative status
• Capital of	Evenkiysky District
Time zone	UTC+7 (MSK+4 [2])
Postal code(s)[3]	648000
Dialing code(s)	+7 39113
OKTMO ID	04650402101

History

Tura was the administrative center of Evenk Autonomous Okrug before the okrug was merged into Krasnoyarsk Krai on January 1, 2007. Until April 2011, it had urban-type settlement status.

Local government

Tura Village Council of Deputies of the VI convocation

Date of election: 09/08/2019. Term of office: 5 years. Number of deputies: 10.

• Chairman of the village Council of Deputies: Albina Zhgunova.

Faction	Number of deputies
United Russia	5
Independent	2
Vacant	3

Head of the village

• Tatyana Vorobyova. Date of election: 17 December 2019. Date of entry into office: 14 January 2020. Term of office: 5 years.

Village leaders

• Leonid Bodrenko, head of the village administration in 1992–1994.
• Valery Olkhovik, head of the village administration in 1994–1995.
• Galina Semyonova, head of the village administration in 1995–1997.
• Pyotr Suvorov, head of the village in 2001–2005. and chairman of the council in 2002–2005.
• Vladimir Chusteyev, acting head of the village 2005–2006
• Igor Mukto, head of the village and chairman of the council in 2006–2010.
• Alexander Chernykh, head of the village administration in 2006–2010.
• Alina Sutyagina, head of the village and chairman of the council in 2010–2013.
• Evgeniy Bren, head of the village administration in 2010–2013.
• Evgeniy Gabrat, acting head of administration in 2013–2014.
• Yelena Tsai, acting head of the village administration from January to May 2014.
• Igor Mukto, head of the village and chairman of the council in 2014–2018.
• Yuri Sadovin, acting head of the village in 2018–2020.
• Kim Gubarev, acting chairman of the council in 2018–2019.
• Natalya Vershinina, chairman of the council in 2019–2022.
• Igor Mukto, chairman of the council in 2022–2023.

Transportation

Tura is served by the Tura Airport.^[6] The town and airport are linked together by the A-383 road, though Tura is currently isolated from the Russian road and railway network.

Climate

Tura has a very cold subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) with short, but warm and rainy summers with cool nights and long, bitterly cold winters with little sunshine.

Climate Diagram

Climate data for Tura
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	−1.2 (29.8)	3.3 (37.9)	9.3 (48.7)	18.5 (65.3)	31.3 (88.3)	37.6 (99.7)	38.8 (101.8)	32.6 (90.7)	26.0 (78.8)	17.2 (63.0)	6.5 (43.7)	3.0 (37.4)	38.0 (100.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−29.9 (−21.8)	−23.3 (−9.9)	−8.3 (17.1)	1.7 (35.1)	10.0 (50.0)	20.9 (69.6)	24.2 (75.6)	19.4 (66.9)	10.4 (50.7)	−2.2 (28.0)	−19.4 (−2.9)	−28.9 (−20.0)	−2.1 (28.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−34 (−29)	−29.1 (−20.4)	−16.3 (2.7)	−5 (23)	4.2 (39.6)	14.1 (57.4)	17.2 (63.0)	13.1 (55.6)	5.1 (41.2)	−6.1 (21.0)	−23.8 (−10.8)	−32.8 (−27.0)	−7.8 (18.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−37.9 (−36.2)	−34 (−29)	−23.3 (−9.9)	−11.7 (10.9)	−1.4 (29.5)	7.3 (45.1)	10.7 (51.3)	7.9 (46.2)	1.1 (34.0)	−9.5 (14.9)	−27.7 (−17.9)	−36.7 (−34.1)	−12.9 (8.7)
Record low °C (°F)	−58.9 (−74.0)	−59.2 (−74.6)	−50.7 (−59.3)	−41.6 (−42.9)	−27.1 (−16.8)	−5.8 (21.6)	−1.5 (29.3)	−5.5 (22.1)	−15.6 (3.9)	−39.1 (−38.4)	−52 (−62)	−60 (−76)	−60 (−76)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	15.6 (0.61)	12.4 (0.49)	12.0 (0.47)	17.0 (0.67)	35.4 (1.39)	45.9 (1.81)	55.6 (2.19)	68.0 (2.68)	37.9 (1.49)	32.3 (1.27)	23.6 (0.93)	18.5 (0.73)	374.2 (14.73)
Average rainy days	0	0	0.3	4	13	18	16	19	16	6	0.2	0	91
Average snowy days	24	21	21	14	5	0.2	0	0.1	3	21	24	24	156
Average relative humidity (%)	77	76	70	63	58	59	65	73	75	78	78	77	71
Mean monthly sunshine hours	8	60	167	222	240	264	288	185	107	72	29	3	1,645
Source 1: pogoda.ru.net[7]
Source 2: NOAA (sun only, 1961-1990)[8]