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Tatarsk, Novosibirsk Oblast

Tatarsk (in English)
Татарск (Russian)
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Lenina Street in Tatarsk
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Location of Novosibirsk Oblast in Russia
Tatarsk is located in Novosibirsk Oblast
Tatarsk
Tatarsk
Location of Tatarsk in Novosibirsk Oblast
Coordinates: 55°15′N 75°59′E / 55.250°N 75.983°E / 55.250; 75.983Coordinates: 55°15′N 75°59′E / 55.250°N 75.983°E / 55.250; 75.983
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Administrative status (as of 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Novosibirsk Oblast
Administratively subordinated to Town of Tatarsk
Administrative center of Town of Tatarsk,Tatarsky District
Municipal status (as of December 2011)
Municipal district Tatarsky Municipal District
Urban settlement Tatarsk Urban Settlement
Administrative center of Tatarsky Municipal District, Tatarsk Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 24,217 inhabitants
Time zone KRAT (UTC+07:00)
Founded 1911
Town status since 1925
Postal code(s) 632120–632122, 632124–632126
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Tatarsk (Russian: Тата́рск) is a town in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia, located 457 kilometers (284 mi) west of Novosibirsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 24,217 (2010 Census);26,051 (2002 Census);30,355 (1989 Census); 31,000 (1974).

It was founded in 1911 by merging the settlements of Staraya Tatarka (Старая Татарка) and Stantsionny (Станционный). It was granted town status in 1925.

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


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