Taiga City, whose photos are in the article,It is located in the north of the Kemerovo region of the Russian Federation. It is the administrative center of the same urban district. In addition to the city itself, it includes 5 more settlements - townships. It can be found on the map using the following coordinates: 56 ° 4 "0" "north latitude, 85 ° 37" 0 "" east longitude. City Day is celebrated in the summer - the first Saturday of August.
brief information
Taiga (Kemerovo region) is a small town.As of 2015, just over 24 thousand people lived here. Due to the annual sharp decline in the number of the population and the deterioration of the socio-economic situation, it was given the status of a single-industry city of the Russian Federation.
From the regional center, which is the cityKemerovo, Taiga is 124 km distant. Tomsk is located closest to it - just 80 km away. The capital of the Russian Federation is 3.5 thousand kilometers away, and the nearest airport is sixty kilometers away. Map Taiga Kemerovo region, which can be viewed below, displays the location of streets.
A bit of history
The formation of the city is directly related to the layingTrans-Siberian Railway. It is thanks to her that this region became populated. The railway station began to function in 1896. Tomsk-Taezhny urban settlement was built near it. Its construction was due to the fact that another large branch of the railway to Tomsk was to be built from Taiga station. However, its construction has not been completed, and the village strengthened.
Initially, Taiga (Kemerovo region) was listedas a railway station between the Berezovaya and Kitat rivers (tributaries of the Yaya river). Gradually, however, the population of the town increased to 10 thousand people, and it was decided to give the village the status of a city. It happened in 1911.
Название города связано с географическим термином "taiga", which means a natural area with a predominance of coniferous forests. The meaning of this word was fully justified. This city was surrounded by a solid impassable forest, which corresponds to this natural area.
Location and climate
The city of Taiga (Kemerovo Region) lies within the Kuznetsk Basin (intermountain region in Western Siberia). The average height above sea level is within 200 m, the largest elevation reaches 450 m.
The climate of the city is sharply continental.In Taiga, the winter is long enough, which lasts from late October to early April. Summer is short, warm enough, but very wet. The average winter temperature in the city is -14–17 ° С, in summer - + 16– + 19 ° С. The average annual precipitation is 500 mm, and more than half of them fall in the summer.
Economy
Taiga (Kemerovo region) - single-industry city.The basis of industry, economy and work of the population is the railway junction. The station is built in such a way that the paths bypass it from two sides. The main branches go to Tomsk and Kemerovo. The locomotive repair depot, repair and technical school, distance and power supply and a branch of the Institute of Railway Transport operate on the basis of the railway junction. Only 12 structural units.
Over 60% of the working population of the cityinvolved in railway enterprises. There are also industrial facilities in the city. A light (textile factory is engaged in the production of school uniforms and work clothes for railway workers) and the food industry are developing.
sights
In the city itself is not so much localattractions. Probably, the main and only interesting object is the railway station - the place from which the whole city began. This is one of the few structures, the construction of which was necessary for the pre-revolutionary period. The building has been standing since 1905, but it needs renovation. Next to it you can see two more buildings of the beginning of the 20th century - a locomotive depot and a water tower. Since 1954, on the pedestal is a steam locomotive, which is considered a monument to the labor deed of railway workers.
Two historical monuments of the city are a monument to the victims of political repression and a monument-memorial to the Thai soldiers. The Museum of Local Lore is also active.
On the southern outskirts you can find several historic buildings: the pseudo-Russian church of Andrei Kritsky, built in 1907, the merchant Magazov’s shop and several houses of the beginning of the 20th century.
Let's sum up the results
Within 100 km from this settlement there are two major cities - Kemerovo and Tomsk. Here, besides the railway, there is also a bus transport - route route taxis.
City Taiga (Kemerovo region), unfortunately,often has problems with water supply. Unlike other Siberian settlements, it is not located off the coast of a major river. Accordingly, this suggests that there is no natural source of water supply in the city. Locals use the resources of a large nearby river Yaya.
