Tatarsk (russian: Тата́рск; kk, Татарка, ''Tatarka'') is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in
Novosibirsk Oblast
Novosibirsk Oblast (russian: Новосиби́рская о́бласть, ''Novosibirskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) located in southwestern Siberia. Its administrative and economic center is the city of Novosibir ...
,
Russia
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, located west of
Novosibirsk, the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of the
oblast
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. Population: 31,000 (1974). The town got a Kazakh community.
History
It was founded in 1911 by merging the settlements of
Staraya Tatarka () and
Stantsionny (). It was granted town status in 1925.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Tatarsk serves as the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Tatarsky District
Tatarsky District (russian: Тата́рский райо́н) is an administrative and municipalLaw #200-OZ district (raion), one of the thirty in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is . I ...
,
even though it is not a part of it.
As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the
Town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of Tatarsk
—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts. As a
municipal division, Tatarsk is incorporated within Tatarsky Municipal District as Tatarsk Urban Settlement.
[Law #200-OZ]
Climate
References
Notes
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External links
Unofficial website of Tatarsk
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Cities and towns in Novosibirsk Oblast