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Iskitim

Iskitim (English)
Искитим (Russian)
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Location of Novosibirsk Oblast in Russia
Iskitim is located in Novosibirsk Oblast
Iskitim
Iskitim
Location of Iskitim in Novosibirsk Oblast
Coordinates: 54°38′24″N 83°18′22″E / 54.64000°N 83.30611°E / 54.64000; 83.30611Coordinates: 54°38′24″N 83°18′22″E / 54.64000°N 83.30611°E / 54.64000; 83.30611
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Administrative status (as of 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Novosibirsk Oblast
Administratively subordinated to Town of Iskitim
Administrative center of Town of Iskitim,Iskitimsky District
Municipal status (as of December 2011)
Urban okrug Iskitim Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Iskitim Urban Okrug, Iskitimsky Municipal District
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 60,078 inhabitants
Rank in 2010 273rd
Time zone KRAT (UTC+07:00)
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Iskitim (Russian: Искити́м) is a town in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Berd River. Population: 60,078 (2010 Census);62,756 (2002 Census);67,849 (1989 Census).

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Iskitim serves as the administrative center of Iskitimsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Iskitim—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Iskitim is incorporated as Iskitim Urban Okrug.

A large proportion of local population consists of Romani people. The town is also a notorious center of drug trafficking in Siberia.


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