Bolsherechye, Omsk Oblast
Bolsherechye
Большеречье | |
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Location of Bolsherechye | |
  Bolsherechye Location of Bolsherechye | |
| Coordinates: 56°06′N 74°38′E / 56.100°N 74.633°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Omsk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Bolsherechensky District |
| Founded | 1741 |
| Elevation | 78 m (256 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 11,271 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (MSK+3 [2]) |
| Postal code(s)[3] | 646670 |
| OKTMO ID | 52603151051 |
Bolsherechye (Russian: Большере́чье) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Bolsherechensky District of Omsk Oblast, Russia, located 150 kilometers (93 mi) northeast of Omsk along the Irtysh River. Population: 11,271 (2010 Russian census);[1] 12,361 (2002 Census);[4] 12,477 (1989 Soviet census).[5]
History
[edit]The Bolsheretsky fortress was founded on the Irtysh as a barrier for defense from invasions in 1627. Bolsherechye is located about half-way between Omsk and Tara and is a convenient stopping point for many automobile and river travelers, including those on package tours of the region.
Zoo
[edit]Bolsherechye is best known for its zoo, opened in 1983. Bolsherechye Zoo is naturally stretched out through 19 hectares (47 acres) and is much more impressive than its hometown size suggests. Being the only resident zoo in the region, it has daringly but successfully withstood the political, financial, and climatic challenges of the turbulent post-Soviet period. The zoo opens a seasonal branch exhibit in the otherwise dominant Omsk, which to this day has only a small zoological youth station.
Notable residents
[edit]- Leonid Yachmenyov (1938–2021), basketball coach
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.