Chadan (town)

Chadan
Чадан
Other transcription(s)
 • TuvanЧадаана
Buddhist temple in Chadan
Interactive map of Chadan
Chadan
Location of Chadan
Chadan
Chadan (Tuva Republic)
Coordinates: 51°17′N 91°35′E / 51.283°N 91.583°E / 51.283; 91.583
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTuva
Administrative districtDzun-Khemchiksky District
Town under district jurisdictionSelsovietChadan
Founded1873
Town status since1945
Elevation
810 m (2,660 ft)
Population
 • Total
9,035
 • Estimate 
(2021)
9,732 (+7.7%)
 • Capital ofDzun-Khemchiksky District, Chadan Town Under District Jurisdiction
 • Municipal districtDzun-Khemchiksky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementChadan Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofDzun-Khemchiksky Municipal District, Chadan Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 )
Postal codes
668110, 668111, 668118
Dialing code+7 39434
OKTMO ID93615101001
Chadan population
2010 Census9,035
2002 Census9,454
1989 Census10,775
1979 Census8,985

Chadan (Russian: Чада́н; Tuvan: Чадаана, Çadaana) is a town and the administrative center of Dzun-Khemchiksky District in the Tuva Republic, Russia, located on the Chadan River (in the Yenisei's basin), 224 kilometers (139 mi) west of Kyzyl, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 9,035. The former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was born in Chadan.