Ishim (Russian: Иши́м) is a town in the south of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. Population: 65,243 (2010 Census);[2] 67,757 (2002 Census);[7] 66,373 (1989 Census).[8] It was previously known as Korkina Sloboda (until 1782).

Ishim Ишим
Town[1]
Ishim railway station
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Ishim
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Coordinates: 56°07′N 69°30′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Tyumen Oblast[1]
Founded	1670
Town status since	1782
Government
• Head of Administration	Fedor Shishkin
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	65,243
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	65,142 (−0.2%)
• Rank	241st in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Town of Ishim[1]
• Capital of	Ishimsky District[1], Town of Ishim[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Ishim Urban Okrug[4]
• Capital of	Ishim Urban Okrug[4], Ishimsky Municipal District[4]
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	627750
Dialing code(s)	+7 34551
OKTMO ID	71705000001
Town Day	Observed in summer

History

It was founded in 1670 as the village of Korkina Sloboda.[9] In 1721, by the order of Tsar Peter the Great the village gained the right to establish Nikolskaya Trade Fair which rapidly became one of the most important trade fairs in Siberia. This trade fair took place twice a year on the Saint Nicholas day (19 December and 22 May) until 1919. In 1782, by the order of Empress Catherine the Great, Korkina Sloboda was renamed Ishim and was granted town status.[9] In 1918, Ishim became the administrative center of Ishimsky Uyezd. In 1921-1922 Ishim was the center of the West Siberian rebellion. In 1984, the city began a sister city relationship with Grand Forks, North Dakota in the United States. This relationship terminated in the late 1990s due to economic turmoil in Ishim. In 2017 Ishim began a sister relationship with Surovikino, Volgograd Oblast in Russia.[10]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ishim serves as the administrative center of Ishimsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Ishim—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Ishim is incorporated as Ishim Urban Okrug.[4]

Transport

Ishim is currently designated the eastern terminus of European route E22, a road route crossing Russia, Latvia, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

Climate

Notable people

• Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov, writer
• Nikolai Nikitin, engineer
• Nikolay Anikin, Olympic cross country skier
• Boris Shakhlin, a Soviet gymnast, the 1960 Olympic all-around champion and the 1958 all-around World Champion

References

Notes

Sources

• Тюменская областная Дума. Закон №53 от 4 ноября 1996 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Тюменской области», в ред. Закона №47 от 7 мая 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в статьи 14 и 15 Закона Тюменской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Тюменской области"». Вступил в силу с момента официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Тюменские известия", №220, 12 ноября 1996 г. (Tyumen Oblast Duma. Law #53 of November 4, 1996 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Tyumen Oblast, as amended by the Law #47 of May 7, 2015 On Amending Articles 14 and 15 of the Law of Tyumen Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Tyumen Oblast". Effective as of the moment of official publication.).
• Тюменская областная Дума. Закон №263 от 5 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Тюменской области и наделении их статусом муниципального района, городского округа и сельского поселения», в ред. Закона №39 от 7 мая 2015 г. «Об упразднении деревни Бурмистрова Балаганского сельского поселения Викуловского муниципального района Тюменской области и внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Тюменской области». Вступил в силу 1 января 2005 г. Опубликован: "Тюменская область сегодня", №213 (без приложений), 12 ноября 2004 г. (Tyumen Oblast Duma. Law #263 of November 5, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Tyumen Oblast and on Granting Them the Status of a Municipal District, Urban Okrug, and Rural Settlement, as amended by the Law #39 of May 7, 2015 On Abolishing the Village of Burmistrova in Balaganskoye Rural Settlement of Vikulovsky Municipal District of Tyumen Oblast and on Amending Various Laws of Tyumen Oblast. Effective as of January 1, 2005.).

External links

Media related to Ishim at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website of Ishim (in Russian)
• Ishim Business Directory (in Russian)
• "Ishim" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.

На других языках

[ru] Ишим