Turinsk

Turinsk (Russian: Туринск) is a town and the administrative center of Turinsky District of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Tura River midway between Verkhoturye and Tyumen, near its confluence with the Yarlynka, 253 kilometers (157 mi) northeast of Yekaterinburg. Population: 17,925 (2010 Census);^[1] 19,313 (2002 Census);^[4] 23,189 (1989 Soviet census).^[5]

Turinsk Туринск
Town
House of Chirkov
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Turinsk
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Coordinates: 58°02′00″N 63°42′00″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sverdlovsk Oblast
Founded	1600
Town status since	1598
Area
• Total	28 km2 (11 sq mi)
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[1]
• Total	17,925
• Estimate  (2019)	17,060
• Density	640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Turinsky District
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [2])
Postal code(s)[3]	623900–623905
OKTMO ID	65726000001

History

It was founded in 1600 as an ostrog in place of the ancient town of Yepanchin, which was razed by Yermak Timofeyevich in 1581.

Climate

Climate data for Turinsk (extremes 1936-present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	6.2 (43.2)	10.0 (50.0)	18.0 (64.4)	31.1 (88.0)	36.1 (97.0)	36.6 (97.9)	37.3 (99.1)	36.2 (97.2)	31.0 (87.8)	24.7 (76.5)	14.2 (57.6)	6.4 (43.5)	37.3 (99.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−11.6 (11.1)	−8.6 (16.5)	0.3 (32.5)	9.5 (49.1)	18.2 (64.8)	22.7 (72.9)	24.4 (75.9)	21.3 (70.3)	14.9 (58.8)	7.0 (44.6)	−3.8 (25.2)	−9.7 (14.5)	7.1 (44.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−15.5 (4.1)	−13.4 (7.9)	−5.1 (22.8)	3.7 (38.7)	11.4 (52.5)	16.4 (61.5)	18.3 (64.9)	15.5 (59.9)	9.5 (49.1)	2.8 (37.0)	−7.2 (19.0)	−13.2 (8.2)	1.9 (35.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−19.4 (−2.9)	−17.8 (0.0)	−9.8 (14.4)	−1.3 (29.7)	5.3 (41.5)	10.6 (51.1)	12.9 (55.2)	10.7 (51.3)	5.4 (41.7)	−0.7 (30.7)	−10.5 (13.1)	−16.9 (1.6)	−2.6 (27.3)
Record low °C (°F)	−47.2 (−53.0)	−46.7 (−52.1)	−38.1 (−36.6)	−24.6 (−12.3)	−12.4 (9.7)	−5.9 (21.4)	2.4 (36.3)	−2.3 (27.9)	−6.9 (19.6)	−25.6 (−14.1)	−40.4 (−40.7)	−47.9 (−54.2)	−47.9 (−54.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	28.8 (1.13)	22.8 (0.90)	27.2 (1.07)	30.3 (1.19)	48.2 (1.90)	67.2 (2.65)	66.8 (2.63)	77.3 (3.04)	58.6 (2.31)	40.2 (1.58)	36.9 (1.45)	33.4 (1.31)	537.7 (21.16)
Source: pogoda.ru.net[6]

Notable people

• Konstantin Podrevsky, Soviet Russian poet, co-author of "Dorogoi dlinnoyu"
• Margarita Terekhova, Soviet and Russian actress
• Mikhail Rysev, mayor of Turinsk, and the Deputy of the Fourth Imperial Duma