Iskitimsky District
municipal district in Russia
Iskitimsky District (Russian: Искити́мский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is 4,384 square kilometers (1,693 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Iskitim (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 62,816 (2010 Census); 66,420 (2002 census); 67,733 (1989 Soviet census).
Geography
Rivers
Koyon River
Berd River
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Iskitimsky District is one of the thirty in the oblast. The town of Iskitim serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Iskitimsky Municipal District. The Town of Iskitim is incorporated separately from the district as Iskitim Urban Okrug.
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Notes
Sources
Новосибирский областной Совет депутатов.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Iskitimsky District” is municipal district in Russia. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Iskitimsky, District and municipal, not as a finished interpretation.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Oct 5, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q240158. VIAF identifies the subject as 142093379. The Library of Congress control number is n2003047779. Authority coordinates are 54.633, 83.300. 3 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2010, 2002 and 1989.
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