Abakan

Russia / Hakasija / Abakan /
 city, capital city of state/province/region
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.
Abakansky ostrog (Абаканский острог), also known as Abakansk (Абаканск), was built at the mouth of the Abakan River in 1675. In the 1780s, the selo of Ust-Abakanskoye (Усть-Абаканское) was established in this area. It was granted town status and given its current name on 30 April 1931.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abakan
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Coordinates:   53°40'41"N   91°25'38"E

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