Tura, Krasnoyarsk Krai


Tura is a rural locality and the administrative center of Evenkiysky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located in the Syverma Plateau, at the confluence of the Kochechum and the Nizhnyaya Tunguska Rivers. Population:

History

Tura was the administrative center of Evenk Autonomous Okrug before the okrug was merged into Krasnoyarsk Krai on January 1, 2007. Until April 2011, it had urban-type settlement status.

Transportation

Tura is served by the Tura Airport. The town and airport are linked together by the A-383 road, though Tura is currently isolated from the Russian road and railway network.

Climate

Tura has a very cold subarctic climate with a ludicrous record temperature amplitude of almost 100°C.