Kargat

Kargat (Russian Каргат ) is a town in Novosibirsk Oblast (Russia) with 10,042 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010 ).

Geography

The city is located in the southeastern part of the West Siberian Plain, about 180 km west of the Oblasthauptstadt Novosibirsk, riverside Kargat, a right tributary of the Chulym. The climate is continental.

The city is the administrative center of the Kargat Rajons same name.

History

Kargat originated as a fortress in the middle of the 18th century and received city rights in 1965.

Demographics

Note: Census data

Kargat River Vehicle registration plates of Russia OKATO Chulym River (Malye Chany Lake) Raion Barabinsk Berdsk Iskitim Karasuk, Novosibirsk Oblast Kolyvan, Novosibirsk Oblast Koltsovo, Novosibirsk Oblast Kupino, Novosibirsk Oblast Ob, Russia Tatarsk, Novosibirsk Oblast Chulym, Novosibirsk Oblast
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