Tomsk, Russia
| Tomsk (in English) Томск (Russian) |
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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 |
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| 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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