Bogotol
Town in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
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Bogotol (Russian: Богото́л) is a town in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) of the Chulym River and 252 kilometers (157 mi) west of Krasnoyarsk, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 21,051 (2010 census);[3] 24,369 (2002 census);[8] 27,752 (1989 Soviet census).[9]
Bogotol
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Bogotol railway station | |
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| Coordinates: 56°12′N 89°31′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Krasnoyarsk Krai[1] |
| Founded | 1893[2] |
| Town status since | 1911 |
| Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 21,051 |
• Estimate (2021) | 18,206 (−13.5%) |
| • Subordinated to | krai town of Bogotol[1] |
| • Capital of | krai town of Bogotol,[1] Bogotolsky District[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Bogotol Urban Okrug[4] |
| • Capital of | Bogotol Urban Okrug,[4] Bogotolsky Municipal District[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4  [6]) |
| Postal code[7] | 662060–662063 |
| OKTMO ID | 04706000001 |
| Website | bogotolcity |
History
It was founded in 1893[2] due to the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway. The name derives from the Ket words bogotu (one of the Ket tribes in the area) and ul (river). Bogotol was granted town status in 1911.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bogotol serves as the administrative center of Bogotolsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the krai town of Bogotol—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the krai town of Bogotol is incorporated as Bogotol Urban Okrug.[4]