Sedelnikovsky District (russian: Седе́льниковский райо́н) 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
Omsk Oblast (russian: О́мская о́бласть, ''Omskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in southwestern Siberia. The oblast has an area of . Its population is 1,977,665 ( 2010 Census) with the majority, 1.12 ...
,
Russia
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. It is located in the east of the
oblast
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. The area of the district is . Its
administrative center
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A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
is the
rural locality (a ''
selo'') of
Sedelnikovo.
Population: 10,943 (
2010 Census);
The population of Sedelnikovo accounts for 48.6% of the district's total population.
Geography
The district is situated in the
taiga
Taiga (; rus, тайга́, p=tɐjˈɡa; relates to Mongolic and Turkic languages), generally referred to in North America as a boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruce ...
, although logging has denuded much of the forest. The biggest rivers flowing through the district are the
tributaries
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage b ...
of the
Irtysh, including the
Uy, the
Shaytanka, the
Shish, and the
Maly Shish.
History
Prior to 1582, the area of what is now Sedelnikovsky District was a part of the
Khanate of Sibir
The Khanate of Sibir (also Khanate of Turan,
sty, Себер ханлыгы) was a Tatar Khanate located in southwestern Siberia with a Turco-Mongol ruling class. Throughout its history, members of the Shaybanid and Taibugid dynasties often con ...
. That year
Cossack
The Cossacks , es, cosaco , et, Kasakad, cazacii , fi, Kasakat, cazacii , french: cosaques , hu, kozákok, cazacii , it, cosacchi , orv, коза́ки, pl, Kozacy , pt, cossacos , ro, cazaci , russian: казаки́ or ...
ataman
Ataman (variants: ''otaman'', ''wataman'', ''vataman''; Russian: атаман, uk, отаман) was a title of Cossack and haidamak leaders of various kinds. In the Russian Empire, the term was the official title of the supreme military comman ...
Yermak Timofeyevich defeated
Kuchum Khan at the
Battle of Chuvash Cape
The Battle of Chuvash Cape (November 4, 1582) led to the victory of a Russian expedition under Yermak Timofeyevich and the fall of Khanate of Sibir and the end of Khan Kuchum's power. The battle took place near Qashliq (Isker).
Context
After K ...
. Although Yermak was eventually killed after sacking
Qashliq to the east, the
Russian Empire
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retained control of the region. The area was secured in 1594 when Prince
Andrey Yeletsky established a permanent garrison at
Tara to the southwest.
The first settlement in the area was the village of Sedelnikovo, founded in 1785 by Sedelnikov brothers, who moved here from the village of
Ostrovnaya.
"Седельниковский муниципальный район". Министерство сельского хозяйства и продовольствия Омской области
(''Sedelnikovsky Municipal District. Omsk Ministry of Agriculture and Provision'')
The modern district was established in 1924.
Administrative and municipal divisions
Administratively, the district is divided into eleven rural okrugs (Bakinsky, Golubovsky, Keyzessky, Kukarsky, Novouysky, Ragozinsky, Saratovsky, Sedelnikovsky, Unarsky, Yevlansky, and Yelnichny) comprising thirty-four rural localities.
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Districts of Omsk Oblast