Barabinsk () is a

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, located in the

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on the

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between

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and

Novosibirsk Novosibirsk is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and the Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the 2021 Russian census, 2021 census, it had a population of 1,633,595, making it the most populous city in Siber ...

. Population:

History

It was founded at the end of the 19th century and was granted town status in 1917.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Barabinsk serves as the

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of Barabinsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the

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of Barabinsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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. As a municipal division, the Town of Barabinsk is incorporated within Barabinsky Municipal District as Barabinsk Urban Settlement.Law #200-OZ

Economy

The most important economic sectors are the production of building material as well as metal and agricultural industries.

Climate

Barabinsk has a

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(

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''Dfb''), with very cold winters and warm summers.

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is quite low, but is somewhat higher from June to September than at other times of the year.

Notable people

Irene Nelson Irene Anatolyevna Nelson (, born ''Tereshina'', ; 19 April 1972) is a Russian pop-rock recording artist, songwriter and producer. She was successful in the 1990s under the pseudonym ''Diana''. She moved to Germany and in 2000, created Reflex wh ...

(born 1972), Russian pop-rock recording artist, songwriter, producer. *

Anatoly Marchenko Anatoly Tikhonovich Marchenko (, 23 January 1938 – 8 December 1986) was a Soviet dissident, author, and human rights campaigner, who became one of the first two recipients (along with Nelson Mandela) of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thou ...

(1938–1986), Soviet dissident * Alexandr Shiplyuk (born 1966), scientist

References

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External links

Official website of Barabinsk

Directory of organizations in Barabinsk
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Novosibirsk Oblast