Isilkul Explained

En Name:Isilkul
Ru Name:Исилькуль
Coordinates:54.95°N 86°W
Map Label Position:right
Federal Subject:Omsk Oblast
Adm City Jur:town of oblast significance of Isilkul
Adm Ctr Of1:Isilkulsky District
Adm Ctr Of2:town of oblast significance of Isilkul
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Isilkulsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Isilkul Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Isilkulsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Isilkul Urban Settlement
Leader Title:Head of Administration
Leader Name:Vladimir Suslenko
Pop 2010Census:24482
Postal Codes:646020, 646023–646025

Isilkul (Russian: Исильку́ль; Kazakh: Есілкөл|translit=Esılköl) is a town in Omsk Oblast, Russia, located 120km (80miles) west of Omsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

Etymology

The name of the town is Kazakh, with "Esil" being the Kazakh name for the Ishim River and "köl" meaning 'lake'.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Isilkul serves as the administrative center of Isilkulsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Isilkul—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Isilkul is incorporated within Isilkusky Municipal District as Isilkul Urban Settlement.[2]

Transportation

The town is a transfer point on the southern branch of the Trans-Siberian Railway between the Western Siberian and Sverdlovsk railroads.

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Notes and References

  1. Law #467-OZ
  2. Law #548-OZ