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{{Infobox Russian inhabited locality
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|ru_name=Аргун
|loc_name1=Устрада
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'''Argun''' ({{langx|ru|Аргу́н}}, {{IPA|ru|ɐrˈgun|pron}}), also known as '''Ustrada''' ({{langx|ce|Устрада-ГӀала}}, ''Ustrada-Ġala'' or Орга-ГӀала, ''Orga-Ġala'') is a [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|town]] in the [[Chechen Republic]], [[Russia]], located on the [[Argun River (Caucasus)|Argun River]]. Population: {{ru-census2010|29,525|;}} {{ru-census2002|25,698|;}} {{su-census1989|25,491|;}} 22,000 (1968).

In April 2017 the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta documented that Chechen authorities had set up so-called "[[Gay concentration camps in Chechnya|gay concentration camps]]", within the town.<ref>{{cite news|last1=White|first1=Charles|title=Chechnya Russian leaders rounding up LGBT gay men in 'camps'|url=http://metro.co.uk/2017/04/10/reports-of-concentration-camps-and-torture-for-gay-men-in-russia-6565025/|publisher=Metro}}</ref>

==Administrative and municipal status==
[[File:Устрада-ГӀала (3).jpg|thumb|Entrance to Argun]]
Within the [[subdivisions of Russia#Administrative divisions|framework of administrative divisions]], it is incorporated as the '''[[city of federal subject significance|town of republic significance]] of Argun'''—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the [[administrative divisions of the Chechen Republic|districts]].<ref name="Ref162">Constitution of the Chechen Republic''</ref> As a [[subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions|municipal division]], the town of republic significance of Argun is incorporated as '''Argun Urban Okrug'''.<ref name="Ref624">Law #15-RZ</ref>

==Climate==
Argun has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''Dfa'').

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{{Weather box 
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| single line = yes
| location = Argun

| Jan high C  =1.1
| Feb high C  =2.8
| Mar high C  =8.4
| Apr high C  =17.5
| May high C  =23.5
| Jun high C  =27.8
| Jul high C  =30.4
| Aug high C  =29.9
| Sep high C  =24.5
| Oct high C  =16.7
| Nov high C  =9.3
| Dec high C  =3.4

| Jan mean C  =-2.3
| Feb mean C  =-1.0
| Mar mean C  =4.0
| Apr mean C  =11.6
| May mean C  =17.5
| Jun mean C  =21.8
| Jul mean C  =24.5
| Aug mean C  =23.9
| Sep mean C  =18.8
| Oct mean C  =11.7
| Nov mean C  =5.6
| Dec mean C  =0.4

| Jan low C  =-5.6
| Feb low C  =-4.8
| Mar low C  =-0.3
| Apr low C  =5.7
| May low C  =11.6
| Jun low C  =15.9
| Jul low C  =18.7
| Aug low C  =17.9
| Sep low C  =13.1
| Oct low C  =6.8
| Nov low C  =1.9
| Dec low C  =-2.6

| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm  =22
| Feb precipitation mm  =23
| Mar precipitation mm  =23
| Apr precipitation mm  =34
| May precipitation mm  =58
| Jun precipitation mm  =71
| Jul precipitation mm  =55
| Aug precipitation mm  =43
| Sep precipitation mm  =37
| Oct precipitation mm  =31
| Nov precipitation mm  =28
| Dec precipitation mm  =24

| source = <ref name="Climate-Data.org">{{cite web
|url= https://en.climate-data.org/location/29402/
|title= Climate: Argun
|publisher= Climate-Data.org
|access-date=December 26, 2017}}</ref>
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==References==
===Notes===
{{Reflist}}

===Sources===
*{{RussiaBasicLawRef|ce}}
*{{RussiaAdmMunRef|ce|mun|list|argun}}

==External links==
*[http://newargun.ru/ Official website of Argun] {{in lang|ru}}
*[https://argun.jsprav.ru/ Directory of organizations in Argun] {{in lang|ru}}

{{Chechen Republic}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2012}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Chechnya]]