Alexandrowski rajon (Tomsk)

Federal district	Siberia
Oblast	Tomsk
Administrative center	Alexandrovskoye
surface	30,200 km²
population	10,042 inhabitants ; (as of 2006)
Population density	0.3 inhabitants / km²
Boroughs	0
Cities / SsT	0/0
Rural communities / villages	6/8
Head of the Rajons	Vasily Tamarchuk
Rajon founded	1923
Time zone	UTC + 7
Telephone code	(+7) 38255
Postcodes	636760-636767
License Plate	70
OKATO	69 204
OKTMO	69 604
Website	www.als.tomskinvest.ru
Geographical location of the administrative center
Coordinates	60 ° 26 ' N , 77 ° 52' E Coordinates: 60 ° 26 ' N , 77 ° 52' E
	Alexandrovskoye
	Alexandrovskoye
	Alexandrowski rajon: Location in Tomsk Oblast
	Tomsk Oblast within Russia

The Alexandrowski rajon ( Russian Александровский район ) is a district of Tomsk Oblast in Russia . The administrative center is the village of Alexandrowskoje with about 8000 inhabitants (2006).

geography

The Alexandrowski rajon is located in the northwest of Tomsk Oblast on both sides of the Ob . The Alexandrovskoye administrative center is 670 km from the Oblast capital Tomsk . 47% of the area of the Rajon is forested; west of the Ob 20%, east 80% of swamps.

The Rajon borders in the north and west with the Khanty and Mansi Autonomous Okrug / Ugra , in the east and south with the Kargassoksky rajon of Tomsk Oblast. The territory of the city of Streschewoi is enclosed by the Rajon, which administratively does not belong to the Rajon, but forms an independent urban district .

The villages of Lukaschkin Jar ( Лукашкин Яр ), Nasino ( Назино ), Novonikolskoje ( Новоникольское ), Oktyabrsky ( Октябрьский ) and Severny ( Северный ) are located in the Alexandrowski rajon .

80% of the population are Russians , 9% German , 4.8% Chanten , Selkupen and others.

history

Until the end of the 16th century, the area of today's Rajons was mainly inhabited by Khantines. After that, Russian colonization began. The founding year of the village Alexandrowskoje (until 1924: Nizhne-Lumpokolskoje) is 1826.

The Rajon was created in November 1923 and initially belonged to the Tobolsk District of the Ural Oblast , then to various administrative units and finally, from August 13, 1944, to the newly created Tomsk Oblast.

In 1933 the Nasino tragedy occurred on an island in Ob .

politics

Vasily Tatarchuk is the chairman of the district administration.

economy

The main economic branch of the Rajons is oil production . 22 deposits have been discovered since 1953. In addition, the timber and building materials industry and inland fishing play an important role.

Web links

Official website (Russian)