Vorgashor

Vorgashor (Russian: Воргашо́р; Komi: Вӧргашор, Vörgašor) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of Vorkuta, the town of republic significance in the Komi Republic, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 12,044.^[2]

Vorgashor Воргашор
Urban-type settlement[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Komi	Вӧргашор
Location of Vorgashor
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Coordinates: 67°35′N 63°47′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Komi Republic[1]
Urban-type settlement administrative territory	Vorgashor Urban-Type Settlement Administrative Territory[1]
Founded	1964
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	12,044
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of republic significance of Vorkuta[1]
• Capital of	Vorgashor Urban-Type Settlement Administrative Territory[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Vorkuta Urban Okrug[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	169933, 169934
OKTMO ID	87710000056

Vorgashor population

2010 Census	12,044[2]
2002 Census	19,100[6]
1989 Census	24,869[7]
1979 Census	18,488[8]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Vorgashor, together with another urban-type settlement (Promyshlenny) and one rural locality (the settlement of Yurshor), is incorporated as Vorgashor Urban-Type Settlement Administrative Territory, which is subordinated to the town of republic significance of Vorkuta.^[1] Within the framework of municipal divisions, Vorgashor is a part of Vorkuta Urban Okrug.^[3]