En Name: | Chulym |
Ru Name: | Чулым |
Coordinates: | 55.1167°N 138°W |
Federal Subject: | Novosibirsk Oblast |
Adm District Jur: | Chulymsky District |
Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Chulym |
Adm Selsoviet Type: | Town |
Adm Ctr Of1: | Chulymsky District |
Adm Ctr Of2: | Town of Chulym |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Mun District Jur: | Chulymsky Municipal District |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Chulym Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of1: | Chulymsky Municipal District |
Mun Admctr Of1 Ref: | [1] |
Mun Admctr Of2: | Chulym Urban Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 11568 |
Established Date: | 1762 |
Current Cat Date: | 1947 |
Postal Codes: | 632550–632553 |
Website: | http://www.admchulym.ru/ |
Date: | July 2020 |
Chulym (Russian: Чулы́м) is a town and the administrative center of Chulymsky District in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Chulym River 131km (81miles) from Novosibirsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: It was previously known as Chulymskoye.
The settlement of Chulymskoye (Russian: Чулымское) was founded in 1762 during the construction of the Siberian Route. In 1898, the Trans-Siberian Railway was built through the settlement. In 1947, Chulym was granted town status.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Chulym serves as the administrative center of Chulymsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Chulymsky District as the Town of Chulym. As a municipal division, the Town of Chulym is incorporated within Chulymsky Municipal District as Chulym Urban Settlement.[2]