Tuva, also called the Republic of Tuva or Tyva, is a republic within Russia whose capital is Kyzyl. It covers about 170,500 square kilometres, and the census of 14 October 2010 counted 307,930 residents, compared with 305,510 at the census of 9 October 2002, a rise of 2,420 people. That is under two residents per square kilometre. Earlier names include Tuvinskaya A.S.S.R., now obsolete. Tannu Tuva was independent from Mongolia from 11 July 1921 as the Urjanchai Republic, and in 1944 it became an autonomous oblast of the Soviet Union.
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Area (sq km) Admission Year Sources
1. Subdivisions of Russia (Statoids)
Subdivisions table, Tuva
Tuva r RU.TU TY RS79 S 667 +7 307,930 305,510 170,500 65,800 Kyzyl
Change history, 1944
1944: Tannu Tuva, independent from Mongolia since 1921-07-11 as the Urjanchai Republic, became an autonomous oblast of the Soviet Union.
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On Continent: Asia, Lead, second sentence
Tuva lies at the geographical center of Asia, in southern Siberia.
In Group: Republics (World), Lead
Tuva or Tyva, officially the Republic of Tyva, is a republic of Russia.
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