Kargasok
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Kargasok - a village in Tomsk Oblast
Tomsk Oblast
Tomsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It lies in the southeastern West Siberian Plain, in the southwest of the Siberian Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Tomsk. Population:...

, the administrative center of Kargasoksky District
Kargasoksky District
Kargasoksky District is an administrative and municipal district of Tomsk Oblast, Russia. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Kargasok. District's population: Population of Kargasok accounts for 34.5% of the total district population.95.7% of the population are ethnic Russians...

 and Kargasok rural settlement.

The population of 7,701 people (2010).

Kargasok located on the left bank of Ob River
Ob River
The Ob River , also Obi, is a major river in western Siberia, Russia and is the world's seventh longest river. It is the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean .The Gulf of Ob is the world's longest estuary.-Names:The Ob is known to the Khanty people as the...

, 460 km from Tomsk
Tomsk
Tomsk is a city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Tom River. One of the oldest towns in Siberia, Tomsk celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2004...

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Kargasok village was first mentioned in 1640. Originally the village was located on the left bank of Panigadka river. After the intense deforestation Panigadka shallow, large ships could not approach Kargasok, so teep left bank of Ob River became assimilated and settled, where Elovka village appeared in 1875, which later became known as the Pier, and then became known as New Kargasok. Between the New and Old Kargasok taiga lays, and a country road passes through. In June 1921 Kargasok parish was formed, which was increased by Vasyugan and Tymsk parishes in September 1924.

In 1930s the population of New Kargasok significantly increased by forced settlers. in 1939 executive committee adopted a resolution on the division of Kargasok in 2 communities: Old and New Kargasok. The new district center was Kargasok village.

Chapter of Kargasoksky rural settlement - Konstantin Nikitin.

Kargasok rural settlement besides Kargasok village also includes Pavlovo, Bondarka, Pashnya and Lozunga villages, Geologichesky, Neftyanik and The Fifth Mile settlements. The rural settlements - 11,337 people.

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