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Tomsk, Russia

Tomsk (in English)
Томск (Russian)
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City Under Oblast Jurisdiction
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Location of Tomsk Oblast in Russia
Tomsk is located in Tomsk Oblast
Tomsk
Tomsk
Location of Tomsk in Tomsk Oblast
Coordinates: 56°30′N 84°58′E / 56.500°N 84.967°E / 56.500; 84.967Coordinates: 56°30′N 84°58′E / 56.500°N 84.967°E / 56.500; 84.967
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Coat of arms
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City Day June 7
Administrative status (as of April 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Tomsk Oblast
Administratively subordinated to Tomsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Administrative center of Tomsk Oblast,Tomsky District, Tomsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Municipal status (as of January 2005)
Urban okrug Tomsk Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Tomsk Urban Okrug, Tomsky Municipal District
Mayor Ivan Klein
Representative body Duma of Tomsk
Statistics
Area (2008) 297.2 km2 (114.7 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 524,669 inhabitants
Rank in 2010 32nd
Density (2008) 1,755.2/km2 (4,546/sq mi)
Time zone KRAT (UTC+07:00)
Founded 1604
Postal code(s) 634xxx
Dialing code(s) +7 3822
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Tomsk (Russian: Томск; IPA: [tomsk]) is a city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast in Russia, located on the Tom River. The city's population was 524,669 (2010 Census);487,838 (2002 Census);501,963 (1989 Census).

Tomsk is considered one of the oldest towns in Siberia. It has celebrated its 410th anniversary in 2014. The city is a notable educational and scientific centre with 6 state universities, over 100,000 students, and the oldest university in Siberia.

Tomsk originated with a decree from Tsar Boris Godunov in 1604 after Toian  ( ), the Tatar duke of Eushta  ( ), asked for the Tsar's protection against Kirghiz bandits. The Tsar sent 200 Cossacks under the command of Vasily Fomich Tyrkov  ( ) and Gavriil Ivanovich Pisemsky to construct a fortress on the bank of the Tom River, overlooking what would become the city of Tomsk. Toian ceded the land for the fortress to the Tsar.

In 1804 the Imperial Russian government selected Tomsk as the seat of the new Tomsk Governorate, which would include the modern cities of Novosibirsk, Kemerovo, and Krasnoyarsk, as well as the territories now in Eastern Kazakhstan. The new status brought development and the city grew quickly.


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