Bogotol (russian: Богото́л) is a

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Krasnoyarsk Krai Krasnoyarsk Krai ( rus, Красноя́рский край, r=Krasnoyarskiy kray, p=krəsnɐˈjarskʲɪj ˈkraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), with its administrative center in the city of Krasnoyarsk, the third-largest city in Si ...

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, located of the Chulym River and west of

Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk ( ; rus, Красноя́рск, a=Ru-Красноярск2.ogg, p=krəsnɐˈjarsk) (in semantic translation - Red Ravine City) is the largest city and administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is situated along the Yeni ...

, the

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of the

krai A krai or kray (; russian: край, , ''kraya'') is one of the types of federal subjects of modern Russia, and was a type of geographical administrative division in the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR. Etymologically, the word is relat ...

. Population:

History

It was founded in 1893 due to the construction of the

Trans-Siberian Railway The Trans-Siberian Railway (TSR; , , ) connects European Russia to the Russian Far East. Spanning a length of over , it is the longest railway line in the world. It runs from the city of Moscow in the west to the city of Vladivostok in the ea ...

. The name derives from the Ket words ''bogotu'' (one of the Ket tribes in the area) and ''ul'' (river). Bogotol was granted town status in 1911.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bogotol serves as the

of Bogotolsky District, even though it is not a part of it.Law #10-4765 As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the krai town of Bogotol—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the krai town of Bogotol is incorporated as Bogotol Urban Okrug.Law #12-2510

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External links

Official website of Bogotol

Bogotol Business Directory
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