Tashtagol (russian: Таштаго́л; cjs, Таштағол, ''Taştaƣol'') is a

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Kemerovo Oblast Kemerovo Oblast — Kuzbass (russian: Ке́меровская о́бласть — Кузба́сс, translit=Kemerovskaya oblast — Kuzbass, ), also known simply as Kemerovo Oblast (russian: Ке́меровская о́бласть, label=non ...

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, located on the Kondoma River south of Kemerovo, the

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of the

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History

It was founded in 1939 as a mining settlement and was granted town status in 1963.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tashtagol serves as the

of Tashtagolsky District, even though is not a part of it.Law #215-OZ As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Tashtagol Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with a status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Tashtagol Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated within Tashtagolsky Municipal District as Tashtagolskoye Urban Settlement.Law #104-OZ

Population

Population:

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=February 2013 Cities and towns in Kemerovo Oblast Populated places established in 1939 Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union 1939 establishments in the Soviet Union Monotowns in Russia