Novy Vasyugan () is a

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(a '' selo'') in

Kargasoksky District Kargasoksky District () is an administrativeLaw #271-OZ and municipalLaw #201-OZ district (raion), one of the sixteen in Tomsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the oblast's northern, western, and southwestern parts. The area of the district is . ...

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, located on the Vasyugan River from Kargasok, the

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of the district. Population: 2,265 (2012 est.).Administration of Tomsk Oblast. ' (as of 2012), p. 14

History

It was founded in 1933 as a settlement for convicts and was initially called Mogilny Yar (). Until 1959, it served as the administrative center of Vasyugansky District, which was later merged into

References

{{Authority control Rural localities in Tomsk Oblast