Tayga
Tayga
Тайга | |
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The former shop of Merchant Magazov (1906, architect Lygin) | |
Location of Tayga | |
| Coordinates: 56°04′N 85°37′E / 56.067°N 85.617°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kemerovo Oblast |
| Founded | end of the 19th century |
| Town status since | 1911 |
| Population | |
• Total | 25,331 |
| • Subordinated to | Tayga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
| • Capital of | Tayga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
| • Urban okrug | Tayginsky Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Tayginsky Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 652400, 652401 |
| OKTMO ID | 32740000001 |
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Tayga or Taiga (Russian: Тайга́) is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located 118 kilometers (73 mi) northwest of Kemerovo. Population: 25,331 (2010 Census); 24,726 (2002 Census); 26,233 (1989 Soviet census).
The town is one of the biggest railway junctions in Russia.