Isilkul

Isilkul (Russian: Исильку́ль; Kazakh: Есілкөл, romanized: Esılköl) is a town in Omsk Oblast, Russia, located 120 kilometers (75 mi) west of Omsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 24,482 (2010 Census);^[2] 26,549 (2002 Census);^[6] 26,430 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

Isilkul Исилькуль
Town[1]
Church in Isilkul
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Isilkul
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Coordinates: 54°57′N 71°15′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Omsk Oblast[1]
Founded	1895
Government
• Head of Administration	Vladimir Suslenko
Elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	24,482
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of oblast significance of Isilkul[1]
• Capital of	Isilkulsky District,[1] town of oblast significance of Isilkul[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Isilkulsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Isilkul Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Isilkulsky Municipal District,[3] Isilkul Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+6 (MSK+3 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	646020, 646023–646025
OKTMO ID	52615101001

Etymology

The name of the town is Kazakh, with "Esil" being the Kazakh name for the Ishim River and "köl" meaning 'lake'.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Isilkul serves as the administrative center of Isilkulsky District, even though it is not a part of it.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Isilkul—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Isilkul is incorporated within Isilkusky Municipal District as Isilkul Urban Settlement.^[3]

Transportation

The town is a transfer point on the southern branch of the Trans-Siberian Railway between the Western Siberian and Sverdlovsk railroads.

Notable people

• Igor Albin (born 1966), politician
• Sergey Shelpakov (born 1956), Soviet Olympic cyclist