Ust-Ishimsky District

Ust-Ishimsky District (Russian: Усть-Иши́мский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the thirty-two in Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 7,846 square kilometers (3,029 sq mi).[2]} Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Ust-Ishim,[1] which, as its name indicates,[how?] is located at the confluence of the Ishim River with the Irtysh.

Ust-Ishimsky District
Усть-Ишимский район
Confluence of Siberian rivers - the Ishim flows into the Irtysh, at the village Ust-Ishim, in Ust-Ishimsky District
Confluence of Siberian rivers - the Ishim flows into the Irtysh, at the village Ust-Ishim, in Ust-Ishimsky District
Flag of Ust-Ishimsky District
Coat of arms of Ust-Ishimsky District
Map
Location of Ust-Ishimsky District in Omsk Oblast
Coordinates: 57°41′40″N 71°10′15″E / 57.69444°N 71.17083°E / 57.69444; 71.17083
CountryRussia
Federal subjectOmsk Oblast[1]
Established25 May 1925Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerUst-Ishim[1]
Area
 • Total7,846 km2 (3,029 sq mi)
Population
 • Total13,480
 • Density1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions13 rural okrug
 • Inhabited localities[1]51 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asUst-Ishimsky Municipal District[4]
 • Municipal divisions[4]0 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+6 (MSK+3 Edit this on Wikidata[5])
OKTMO ID52657000
Websitehttp://www.ust-ishim.narod.ru/

Population: 13,480 (2010 Census);[3] 16,479 (2002 Census);[6] 21,670 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Ust-Ishim accounts for 35.6% of the district's total population.[3]

The Ust'-Ishim man, an ancient skeleton dated to 45,000 years before present, was discovered on the bank of the Irtysh River in Ust-Ishimsky District.

Notable residents

  • Vilis Krištopans (born 1954), Latvian politician, Prime Minister of Latvia 1998–1999

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Sources

  • Законодательное Собрание Омской области. Закон №467-ОЗ от 15 октября 2003 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Омской области и о порядке его изменения», в ред. Закона №1591-ОЗ от 10 декабря 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Омской области в связи с принятием Федерального Закона "Об образовании в Российской Федерации"». Вступил в силу через три месяца со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Омский вестник", №69, 31 октября 2003 г. (Legislative Assembly of Omsk Oblast. Law #467-OZ of October 15, 2003 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Omsk Oblast and on the Procedures of Its Change, as amended by the Law #1591-OZ of December 10, 2013 On Amending Various Laws of Omsk Oblast Due to the Adoption of the Federal Law "On Education in the Russian Federation". Effective as of the day three months after the official publication date.).
  • Законодательное Собрание Омской области. Закон №548-ОЗ от 30 июля 2004 г. «О границах и статусе муниципальных образований Омской области», в ред. Закона №1642-ОЗ от 27 июня 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Омской области "О границах и статусе муниципальных образований Омской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Омский вестник", №45, №47, №49, 13, 20, 27 августа 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Omsk Oblast. Law #548-OZ of July 30, 2004 On the Borders and Status of the Municipal Formations of Omsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #1642-OZ of June 27, 2014 On Amending the Law of Omsk Oblast "On the Borders and Status of the Municipal Formations of Omsk Oblast". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).