Cherlaksky District (russian: Черла́кский райо́н; kk, Черлак ауданы, ) is an administrative
[Law #467-OZ] and municipal
[Law #548-OZ] district (
raion
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), one of the
thirty-two in
Omsk Oblast,
Russia
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. It is in the southeast of the
oblast
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. The area of the district is . Its
administrative center
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In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
is the
urban locality (a
work settlement) of
Cherlak.
Population: 30,344 (
2010 Census);
The population of the administrative center accounts for 36.2% of the district's total population.
Notable residents
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Artyom Grabovoi (1983–2014), known as The Knyaze–Volkonskoye Maniac, serial killer
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Districts of Omsk Oblast