Cherlak, Cherlaksky District, Omsk Oblast

Urban-type settlement in Omsk Oblast, Russia

Cherlak Черлак
Urban-type settlement
A street in Cherlak
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Cherlak
54°9′12″N 74°48′3″E / 54.15333°N 74.80083°E / 54.15333; 74.80083
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Omsk Oblast
Administrative district	Cherlaksky District
Founded	1720
Elevation	108 m (354 ft)
Population (2010 Census)^[1]
• Total	10,980
• Estimate (2018)^[2]	10,488 (−4.5%)
Time zone	UTC+6 (MSK+3 ^[3])
Postal code(s)^[4]	646250
OKTMO ID	52658151051

Cherlak (Russian: Черлак; Kazakh: Черлак, Cherlak) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Cherlaksky District of Omsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right (eastern) bank of the Irtysh River, 140 kilometers (87 mi) southeast of Omsk. Population: 10,980 (2010 Russian census);^[1] 12,269 (2002 Census);^[5] 11,840 (1989 Soviet census).^[6]

Economy

The settlement's economy includes various businesses serving the needs of the district, as well as a meat-processing plant.

Transportation

A provisional village church, September 2007 (a new stone church was under construction nearby)

Cherlak sits next to the Omsk–Pavlodar autoroute, which provides the primary way of access to the village. Regular bus and "routed taxi" service connects the village to Omsk.

The railroad station most easily accessible from the village, and also named Cherlak, located 40 kilometers (25 mi) further southeast along the same autoroute, is served by few passenger trains, and is rarely used by the villagers.

References

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^ ^a ^b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
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^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.