Mikun

Mikun (English) Микунь (Russian) Микунь (Komi)
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A train in Mikun
Location of the Komi Republic in Russia
Mikun Location of Mikun in the Komi Republic
Coordinates: 62°22′N 50°05′E / 62.367°N 50.083°E / 62.367; 50.083Coordinates: 62°22′N 50°05′E / 62.367°N 50.083°E / 62.367; 50.083
Administrative status (as of May 2012)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Komi Republic
Administrative district	Ust-Vymsky District
Town of District Significance Administrative Territory	Mikun
Administrative center of	Mikun Town of District Significance Administrative Territory
Municipal status (as of May 2012)
Municipal district	Ust-Vymsky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Mikun Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Mikun Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	10,730 inhabitants
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded	1937
Town status since	1959
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Mikun (Russian: Ми́кунь; Komi: Микунь) is a town in Ust-Vymsky District of the Komi Republic, Russia, located 96 kilometers (60 mi) north of Syktyvkar. Population: 10,730 (2010 Census);11,680 (2002 Census);12,507 (1989 Census).

It was founded in 1937 as a gulag settlement. Town status was granted to it in 1959.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with the settlement of Shezham, incorporated within Ust-Vymsky District as Mikun Town of District Significance Administrative Territory. As a municipal division, Mikun Town of District Significance Administrative Territory is incorporated within Ust-Vymsky Municipal District as Mikun Urban Settlement.