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Ishimsky District
Ishimsky District (russian: Иши́мский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-two in Tyumen Oblast, Russia.Law #53 Within the framework of municipal divisions, it is incorporated as Ishimsky Municipal District.Law #263 It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Ishim (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 31,085 ( 2010 Census); Geography Ishimsky District is located in the southeast of Tyumen Oblast. The terrain is rolling plain with a forest-steppe landscape. The Ishim River runs south-northeast through the district. About 30% of the area is forested, and about 20% is agricultural cropland. The area is known for a protected forest (Sinitsinsky Bor) with recreational facilities and mineral springs. The district is centrally located in Tymen, with the Trans-Siberian Railway running west–east through the middle, and major highways r ...
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Tyumen Oblast
Tyumen Oblast (russian: Тюме́нская о́бласть, ''Tyumenskaya oblast'') is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia. It is geographically located in the Western Siberia region of Siberia, and is administratively part of the Urals Federal District. The oblast has administrative jurisdiction over two autonomous okrugs: Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Tyumen Oblast including its autonomous okrugs is the third-largest federal subject by area, and has a population of 3,395,755 ( 2010). (The rank is given without the autonomous okrugs' populations; the population and percentages are given for the territory of the oblast with the autonomous okrugs) Tyumen is the largest city and capital of Tyumen Oblast, and the first Russian settlement east of the Ural Mountains. Tyumen Oblast is the largest producer of oil and natural gas in the country, and has experienced an oil boom since the early 2000s. The rapid growth of the fuel industry has ...
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Trans-Siberian Railway
The Trans-Siberian Railway (TSR; , , ) connects European Russia to the Russian Far East. Spanning a length of over , it is the longest railway line in the world. It runs from the city of Moscow in the west to the city of Vladivostok in the east. During the period of the Russian Empire, government ministers—personally appointed by Alexander III and his son Nicholas II—supervised the building of the railway network between 1891 and 1916. Even before its completion, the line attracted travelers who documented their experiences. Since 1916, the Trans-Siberian Railway has directly connected Moscow with Vladivostok. , expansion projects remain underway, with connections being built to Russia's neighbors (namely Mongolia, China, and North Korea). Additionally, there have been proposals and talks to expand the network to Tokyo, Japan, with new bridges that would connect the mainland railway through the Russian island of Sakhalin and the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Route descrip ...
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Golyshmanovsky District
Golyshmanovsky District (russian: Голышма́новский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-two in Tyumen Oblast, Russia.Law #53 As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Golyshmanovsky Municipal District.Law #263 It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Golyshmanovo. Population: 26,747 ( 2010 Census); The population of the administrative center accounts for 51.0% of the district's total population. Geography Golyshmanovsky District is located in the south-central region of Tyumen OblastThe terrain is flat plain with a forest-steppe landscape. There are a large number of lakes (160 by one count) in rounded depressions. The lakes and the weak ridges between them follow the general course of ancient runoff to the northeast. About one-fourth of the land is arable cropland, and another fourth is pasture and meadow. The absolute ...
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Berdyuzhsky District
Berdyuzhsky District (russian: Бердю́жский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-two in Tyumen Oblast, Russia.Law #53 As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Berdyuzhsky Municipal District.Law #263 It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Berdyuzhye. Population: 11,490 ( 2010 Census); The population of Berdyuzhye accounts for 44.9% of the district's total population. Geography Berdyuzhsky District is located in the south of Tyumen Oblast, on the border with Kurgan Oblast, and near the northern border of Kazakhstan. The terrain is flat upland of forest-steppe landscape. There are a large number of lakes (256 by one count) in rounded depressions. The lakes are formed in elongated chains that follow the general course of ancient runoff to the northeast. A significant portion of the district is agricultural land. The district is on ...
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Kazansky District
Kazansky District (russian: Каза́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-two in Tyumen Oblast, Russia.Law #53 As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Kazansky Municipal District.Law #263 It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Kazanskoye. Population: 22,490 ( 2010 Census); The population of Kazanskoye accounts for 26.4% of the district's total population. Geography Kazansky District is located in the south of Tyumen Oblast, on the border with Kazakhstan. The terrain is rolling plain with a forest-steppe landscape. The Ishim River runs south-to-north through the middle of the district. About 25% of the area is forested, and about 25% is cropland, and another 35% is pasture and other agricultural land. There are 140 lakes in the district, reflecting the flat terrain and low runoff. The administrative center is the town of Kaza ...
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Abatsky District
Abatsky District (russian: Аба́тский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-two in Tyumen Oblast, Russia.Law #53 As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Abatsky Municipal District.Law #263 It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Abatskoye. Population: 19,837 ( 2010 Census); The population of Abatskoye accounts for 40.1% of the district's total population. Geography Abatsky District is located in the southeast of Tyumen Oblast, supporting mostly agricultural land on forest-steppe terrain of the West Siberian Plain. The district is in the Ural Federal District, on the west side of the border with the Siberian Federal District. The Ishim River runs from south to north through the middle of the district, about 130 km south of where it enters the Irtysh River to the north. The Trans-Siberian Railway runs through the middle of ...
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Sorokinsky District
Sorokinsky District (russian: Соро́кинский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-two in Tyumen Oblast, Russia.Law #53 As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Sorokinsky Municipal District.Law #263 It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are describ ... (a '' selo'') of Bolshoye Sorokino. Population: 10,254 ( 2010 Census); The population of Bolshoye Sorokino accounts for 51.9% of the district's total population. References Notes Sources * * {{coord, 56, 37, 53, N, 69, 48, 43, E, region:RU_type:adm3rd_source:kolossus-itwiki, display=title Districts of Tyumen Oblast ...
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Aromashevsky District
Aromashevsky District (russian: Арома́шевский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-two in Tyumen Oblast, Russia.Law #53 As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Aromashevsky Municipal District.Law #263 It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Aromashevo. Population: 12,202 ( 2010 Census); The population of Aromashevo accounts for 44.0% of the district's total population. Geography Aromashevsky District is located in the southeast of Tyumen Oblast, on very slightly hilly forest-steppe of the West Siberian Plain. The area is one of extensive wetlands - ponds, lakes, and marshes - due to the lack of water run-off from the flat terrain. 59% of the district is covered by forest, and there are a number of peat deposits and two licensed oil-and-gas tracts. About a quarter of the district is agricultural land, and 1% is water. The soil ...
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Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million residents within the city limits, over 17 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in the metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's largest cities; being the most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest urban and metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow grew to become a prosperous and powerful city that served as the capital of the Grand Duchy that bears its name. When the Grand Duchy of Moscow evolved into the Tsardom of Russia, Moscow remained the political and economic center for most of the Tsardom's history. When th ...
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Omsk
Omsk (; rus, Омск, p=omsk) is the administrative center and largest city of Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is situated in southwestern Siberia, and has a population of over 1.1 million. Omsk is the third largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk, and the twelfth-largest city in Russia. It is an essential transport node, serving as a train station for the Trans-Siberian Railway and as a staging post for the Irtysh River. During the Imperial era, Omsk was the seat of the Governor General of Western Siberia and, later, of the Governor General of the Steppes. For a brief period during the Russian Civil War in 1918–1920, it served as the capital of the anti-Bolshevik Russian State and held the imperial gold reserves. Omsk serves as the episcopal see of the bishop of Omsk and Tara, as well as the administrative seat of the Imam of Siberia. The mayor is Sergey Shelest. Etymology The city of Omsk is named after the Om river. This hydronym in the dialect of Bara ...
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Tyumen
Tyumen ( ; rus, Тюмень, p=tʲʉˈmʲenʲ, a=Ru-Tyumen.ogg) is the administrative center and largest city of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. It is situated just east of the Ural Mountains, along the Tura River. Fueled by the Russian oil and gas industry, Tyumen has experienced rapid population growth in recent years, rising to a population of 847,488 at the 2021 Census. Tyumen is among the largest cities of the Ural region and the Ural Federal District. Tyumen is often regarded as the first Siberian city, from the western direction. Tyumen was the first Russian settlement in Siberia. Founded in 1586 to support Russia's eastward expansion, the city has remained one of the most important industrial and economic centers east of the Ural Mountains. Located at the junction of several important trade routes and with easy access to navigable waterways, Tyumen rapidly developed from a small military settlement to a large commercial and industrial city. The central part of Old Tyumen retains ...
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Ishim River
The Ishim (russian: Иши́м, Ishim; kk, Есіл, Esil) is a river running through Kazakhstan and Russia. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . Its average discharge is . It is a left tributary of the Irtysh. The Ishim is partly navigable in its lower reaches. The upper course of the Ishim passes through Astana the capital of Kazakhstan. In Russia, the river travels through a vast marshland for its course, and has countless meanders and oxbow lakes. The river freezes from late November until March. Main tributaries The largest tributaries of the Ishim are, from source to mouth: * Qalqutan (right) * Zhabay (right) * Terisaqqan (left) * Aqqanburlyq (right) * Karasul (left) * Barsuk (right) In Astana According to the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Astana was chosen as the capital in part due to the presence of the river. The city is also divided into two sections, the Right (northern) Bank of the Ishim or the old town, and the Left (southern) ...
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