Kolpashevsky District (russian: Колпа́шевский райо́н) is an administrative
[Law #271-OZ] and municipal
[Law #195-OZ] district (
raion
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), one of the
sixteen in
Tomsk Oblast
Tomsk Oblast (russian: То́мская о́бласть, ''Tomskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It lies in the southeastern West Siberian Plain, in the southwest of the Siberian Federal District. Its administrative cen ...
,
Russia
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. It is located in the center of the
oblast
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. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
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is the
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of
Kolpashevo
Kolpashevo (russian: Колпа́шево) is a town and the administrative center of Kolpashevsky District in Tomsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Ob River. Population:
History
It has existed since the beginning of the 17th century as a villag ...
.
Population: 41,183 (
2010 Census);
The population of Kolpashevo accounts for 58.6% of the district's total population.
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Districts of Tomsk Oblast