Tomsky District () is an administrative
[Law #271-OZ] and municipal
[Law #241-OZ] district (
raion
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), one of the
sixteen in
Tomsk Oblast
Tomsk Oblast () is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It lies in the southeastern West Siberian Plain, in the southwest of the Siberian Federal District. Its administrative center is the types of inhabited loca ...
,
Russia
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. It is located in the southeast of the
oblast
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. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
is the
city
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of
Tomsk
Tomsk (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast in Russia, on the Tom (river), Tom River. Population:
Founded in 1604, Tomsk is one of the oldest cities in Siberia. It has six univers ...
(which is not administratively a part of the district).
Population: 68,652 (
2010 Census);
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Tomsky District is one of the
sixteen in the oblast.
The city of
Tomsk
Tomsk (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast in Russia, on the Tom (river), Tom River. Population:
Founded in 1604, Tomsk is one of the oldest cities in Siberia. It has six univers ...
serves as its
administrative center
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
, despite being incorporated separately as a
city under oblast jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a
municipal division, the district is incorporated as Tomsky Municipal District.
Tomsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated separately from the district as Tomsk Urban Okrug.
[Law #238-OZ]
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Districts of Tomsk Oblast
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