title: Tayga
text: # Tayga
  
  Tayga (Russian: Тайга́) is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located 118 kilometers (73 mi) northwest of Kemerovo. Population: 25,331 (2010 Census); 24,726 (2002 Census); 26,233 (1989 Census).
  
  The town is one of the biggest railway junctions in Russia.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The town is a railroad junction on Trans-Siberian Railway, and also the starting point of the Tayga–Bely Yar branch of the Western Siberian Railway, which provides access to Tomsk.
  
  ## History
  
  Tayga was founded in the end of the 19th century due to the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway. The station was opened in 1898. In 1911, Tayga was granted town status.
  
  ## Administrative and municipal status
  
  Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with five rural localities, incorporated as Tayga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Tayga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Tayginsky Urban Okrug.
  
  ## Culture and recreation
  
  Tayga contains ten objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance. Five of them are monuments of architecture, and the other five are monuments of history.
  
  ### Monuments of architecture
  
  | Monument ID | Protection level | Ensemble | Monument | Location |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4200000294 | Local | - | Merchant Magazov shop Лавка купца И. Магазова | 24 Internatsionalnaya Street |
  | 4200233000 | Local | - | Tayga railway station building Здание железнодорожного вокзала | Railway station |
  | 4200234000 | Local | - | Tayga Church Церковь | Internatsionalnaya Street |
  | 4200235000, same as 4200236000 | Local | - | Tayga water tower Водонапорная башня | Kirova Street, the railway depot |
  | 4200237000 | Local | - | Residential house Жилой дом | 34 Proletarskaya Street |
  
  ### Monuments of history
  
  | Monument ID | Protection level | Ensemble | Monument | Location |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4200000064 | Local | - | Monument to Sergey Kirov Памятник С. М. Кирову | Next to the railway depot |
  | 4200000295 | Local | - | Steam engine P36-0192 Паровоз "П36-0192"-памятник революционной, боевой, трудовой славы железнодорожников станции Тайга | Next to the railway depot |
  | 4200000296 | Local | - | A tomb of three seamen executed by shooting Братская могила трех расстрелянных матросов | 500 m (1,600 ft) from the last houses on Sovkhoznaya Street |
  | 4200000297 | Local | - | Monument to victims of political repressions Памятник жертвам политических репрессий | 13 Kirova Avenue |
  | 4200232000 | Local | - | Building of the railway depot Здание локомотивного депо, где выступал видный партийный деятель С. М. Киров | Tayga railway station |
  