Tyungur

Tyungur is a rural locality in Katandinskoye Rural Settlement of Ust-Koksinsky District, the Altai Republic, Russia. The population was 348 as of 2016. There are 12 streets.

History

Pavel Kuzmin established this village in the year 1898, near the river mouth of the Tyungur River, the reason of the village's name. The village initially consisted of two homes, however by the year 1926, there were already 50 homes and 292 people.

Geography

Tyungur is located on the left bank of the Katun River, 60 km southeast of Ust-Koksa by road. Kucherla is the nearest rural locality.