Yurga

For the village in Iran, see Yurga, Iran.

Yurga (Russian: Юрга́) is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Tom River and the Trans-Siberian Railway. The population is 77 thousand people in 2025.^[7]

Yurga Юрга
Town[1]
Building in Yurga
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Yurga
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Coordinates: 55°43′23″N 84°53′10″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kemerovo Oblast[1]
Founded	1886
Town status since	1949[2]
Elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	81,533
• Rank	203rd in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Yurga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
• Capital of	Yurginsky District,[1] Yurga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Yurginsky Urban Okrug[4]
• Capital of	Yurginsky Urban Okrug,[4] Yurginsky Municipal District[4]
Time zone	UTC+7 (MSK+4 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	652050
OKTMO ID	32749000001
Website	yurga.org

History

It was founded in 1886.^{[citation needed]} Work settlement status was granted to it in 1942; town status was granted in 1949.^[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yurga serves as the administrative center of Yurginsky District, even though it is not a part of it.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Yurga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, Yurga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Yurginsky Urban Okrug.^[4]

Military

The 74th Motor Rifle Brigade of the Russian Ground Forces is based here.