Abakan

Abakan (Russian: Абака́н; Khakas: Ағбан, Ağban, or Абахан, Abaxan) is the capital city of Khakassia, Russia, located in the central part of the Minusinsk Depression, at the confluence of the Yenisei and Abakan Rivers. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 165,214—a slight increase over 165,197 recorded during the 2002 Census and a further increase from 154,092 recorded during the 1989 Census.

Abakan
Абакан
Other transcription(s)
  KhakasАғбан, Абахан
Statue in Abakan
Location of Abakan
Abakan
Location of Abakan
Abakan
Abakan (Khakassia)
Coordinates: 53°43′N 91°28′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKhakassia
Founded1675
City status since30 April 1931
Government
  BodyCouncil of Deputies
  HeadAlexey Lemin
Elevation
245 m (804 ft)
Population
  Total165,214
  Estimate 
(2018)
184,168 (+11.5%)
  Rank109th in 2010
Administrative status
  Subordinated toCity of Abakan
  Capital ofRepublic of Khakassia
  Capital ofCity of Abakan
Municipal status
  Urban okrugAbakan Urban Okrug
  Capital ofAbakan Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 )
Postal code(s)
655000–655012, 655014–655019, 655022, 655400, 655899, 655961, 655965, 655966
Dialing code(s)+7 3902
OKTMO ID95701000001
City DaySecond to last Saturday in August
Websiteабакан.рф
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