Cherepanovo, Novosibirsk Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Cherepanovo.

Cherepanovo (Russian: Черепа́ново) is a town and the administrative center of Cherepanovsky District in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia, located 109 kilometers (68 mi) southeast of Novosibirsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 19,803 (2010 Census);^[3] 20,496 (2002 Census);^[8] 22,116 (1989 Soviet census).^[9]

Cherepanovo Черепаново
Town[1]
The gate into a Cherepanovo memorial, Cherepanovo
Coat of arms
Location of Cherepanovo
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Coordinates: 54°14′N 83°22′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Novosibirsk Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Cherepanovsky District[1]
Town	Cherepanovo[2]
Founded	1912
Town status since	1925
Elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	19,803
Administrative status
• Capital of	Cherepanovsky District,[1] Town of Cherepanovo[2]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Cherepanovsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Cherepanovo Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Cherepanovsky Municipal District,[5] Cherepanovo Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+7 (MSK+4 [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	633520–633522, 633529
OKTMO ID	50657101001
Website	web.archive.org/web/20140810135128/http://gorcher.ru/

History

It was founded in 1912 due to the construction of a railway between Novonikolayevsk and Barnaul.^{[citation needed]} The Cherepanovo station was opened in 1915. It was granted town status in 1925.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Cherepanovo serves as the administrative center of Cherepanovsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Cherepanovsky District as the Town of Cherepanovo.^[2] As a municipal division, the Town of Cherepanovo is incorporated within Cherepanovsky Municipal District as Cherepanovo Urban Settlement.^[4]