Nazyvayevsk (russian: Называ́евск; kk, Называй, ''Nazyvaı'') is a

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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, 1.1 ...

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, located west of

Omsk Omsk (; rus, Омск, p=omsk) is the administrative center and largest city of Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is situated in southwestern Siberia, and has a population of over 1.1 million. Omsk is the third largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk a ...

, the

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of the

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. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 11,615. It was previously known as ''Sibirsky Posad'' (until 1917), ''Sibirskoye'' (until 1933), ''Nazyvayevka'' (until 1947), ''Novonazyvayevsk'' (until 1956).

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nazyvayevsk serves as the

of Nazyvayevsky District, even though it is not a part of it.Law #467-OZ As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Nazyvayevsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Nazyvayevsk is incorporated within Nazyvayevsky Municipal District as Nazyvayevsk Urban Settlement.Law #548-OZ

Transportation

The town is a transfer point on the northern branch 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 ...

Administrative and municipal status

Transportation

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