| Ak-Dovurak (English) Ак-Довурак (Russian) |
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Location of the Tuva Republic in Russia |
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| Coordinates: 51°11′N 90°36′E / 51.183°N 90.6°ECoordinates: 51°11′N 90°36′E / 51.183°N 90.6°E | |
| Administrative status (as of November 2007) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tuva Republic[1] |
| Administratively subordinated to | town under republic jurisdiction (urban okrug) of Ak-Dovurak[1] |
| Administrative center of | town under republic jurisdiction (urban okrug) of Ak-Dovurak[1] |
| Municipal status (as of December 2010) | |
| Urban okrug | Ak-Dovurak Urban Okrug[2] |
| Administrative center of | Ak-Dovurak Urban Okrug[2] |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
13,469 inhabitants[3] |
| Population (2002 Census) | 12,965 inhabitants[4] |
| Time zone | KRAT (UTC+08:00)[5] |
| Founded | 1964[citation needed] |
Ak-Dovurak (Russian: Ак-Довурак) is a town in the Tuva Republic, Russia, located on the Khemchik River (left tributary of the Yenisei), 301 kilometers (187 mi) west of Kyzyl. Population: 13,469 (2010 Census preliminary results);[3] 12,965 (2002 Census);[4] 15,191 (1989 Census).[6]
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It was founded in 1964 as a town housing the workers employed in construction of an asbestos plant.[citation needed]
Administratively, it is incorporated as the town under republic jurisdiction (urban okrug) of Ak-Dovurak—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] Municipally, the town under republic jurisdiction (urban okrug) of Ak-Dovurak is incorporated as Ak-Dovurak Urban Okrug.[2]
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