Ishim, Tyumen Oblast
| Ishim (English) Ишим (Russian) |
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| Town Day | Observed in summer |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tyumen Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | Town of Ishim |
| Administrative center of | Ishimsky District, Town of Ishim |
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| Urban okrug | Ishim Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Ishim Urban Okrug, Ishimsky Municipal District |
| Head of Administration | Sergey Putmin |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 65,243 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 241st |
| Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
| Founded | 1670 |
| Town status since | 1782 |
| Previous names | Korkina Sloboda (until 1782) |
| Postal code(s) | 627750 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 34551 |
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Ishim (Russian: Иши́м) is a town in the south of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. Population: 65,243 (2010 Census);67,757 (2002 Census);66,373 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1670 as the village of Korkina Sloboda. In 1721, by the order of Tsar Peter the Great the village gained the right to establish Nikolskaya Trade Fair which rapidly became one of the most important trade fairs in Siberia. This trade fair took place twice a year on the Saint Nicholas day until 1919. In 1782, by the order of Empress Catherine the Great, Korkina Sloboda was renamed Ishim and was granted town status. In 1918, Ishim became the administrative center of Ishimsky Uyezd. In 1984, the city began a sister city relationship with Grand Forks, North Dakota in the United States. This relationship terminated in the late 1990s due to economic turmoil in Ishim.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ishim serves as the administrative center of Ishimsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Ishim—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Ishim is incorporated as Ishim Urban Okrug.
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