Oktyabrsky District is one of the four urban districts of
Tomsk
Tomsk ( rus, Томск, p=tomsk, sty, Түң-тора) is a city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast in Russia, located on the Tom River. Population:
Founded in 1604, Tomsk is one of the oldest cities in Siberia. The city is a not ...
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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. It is the largest district of Tomsk by land area, occupying 126 square kilometers of land on the northeast of the city. As of the year 2021, its total population is 181,422.
The district was named after the
October Revolution
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Geography
Oktyabrsky District is located in the northeastern and mountainous portion of Tomsk. It is bounded by the Tomsk Special Economic Zone to the north, forests of the Tomsk Oblast to the east, Sovetsky District to the south, as well as Leninsky District and
Seversk
Seversk ( rus, Се́верск, p=ˈsʲevʲɪrsk) is a closed city in Tomsk Oblast, Russia, located northwest of Tomsk on the right bank of the Tom River. Population:
It was previously known as ''Pyaty Pochtovy'' (until 1949) and ''Tomsk-7'' ...
to the west.
History
From 1938 to 1959, this region was part of the Vokzalny District. Oktyabrsky District was formed on November 29, 1979, through the decidion of the Tomsk Regional Executive Committee and the Decree of the Presidium of the
Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR.
On January 18, 1994, by a decree of the head of the administration of Tomsk, the Oktyabrsky District was incorporated into the city of Tomsk.
In accordance with the Charter of Tomsk and the resolution of the Mayor of Tomsk on May 28, 1997, all districts of the city were reformed into
Okrugs.
By the Decree of the Mayor of Tomsk on March 11, 1998, the Leninsky and Oktyabrsky Okrugs were merged into a new district named Northern Okrug.
On January 1, 2006, in accordance with the new city charter, the Northern Okrug was divided into two district, with the two former districts of Leninsky and Oktyabrsky being fully restored.
Population
References
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1979 establishments in Russia
Tomsk