Talmenka

Urban-type settlement Talmenka Тальменка Federal district Siberia region Altai Rajon Talmenka Founded 1721 Earlier names Talmenskoye Urban-type settlement since 1936 population 18,814 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Height of the center 200  m Time zone UTC + 7 Telephone code (+7) 38556 Post Code 659700-659702 License Plate 22nd OKATO 01 247 551 Geographical location Coordinates 53 ° 49 '  N , 83 ° 34'  E Coordinates: 53 ° 49 '0 "  N , 83 ° 34' 0"  E

Situation in Russia

Location in the Altai region

List of large settlements in Russia

Talmenka ( Russian Тальменка ) is an urban-type settlement with 18,814 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010) in the Altai region in southern Western Siberia ( Russia ). Talmenka is the administrative center of the raion of the same name .

The place is on the Chumysh River (tributary of the Ob ) and on the Barnaul - Novosibirsk railway line ( Ust-Talmenskaya station , 84 km north of Barnaul).

Talmenka was founded in 1721 and was initially called Talmenskoje ( Тальменское ). In 1936 the place received the status of an urban-type settlement .

The most important event of the year is the Spring Festival on the main square in the center of the village.

Population development

year	Residents
1939	13,216
1959	17,953
1970	20,214
1979	20,050
1989	19,720
2002	20,061
2010	18,814

Note : census data

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)

Web links

• Talmenka Raion on the Altai Region Official Site (Russian)