Asino
Асино
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Town under district jurisdiction[1]
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Street scene in Asino
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Location of Asino | |
Location of Asino Show map of RussiaAsino (Tomsk Oblast) Show map of Tomsk Oblast | |
Coordinates: 57°00′N 86°08′E / 57.000°N 86.133°E / 57.000; 86.133 | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Tomsk Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Asinovsky District[1] |
Founded | 1896 |
Town status since | 1952 |
Elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 25,618 |
• Estimate
(2018)[3]
| 24,351 (−4.9%) |
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• Capitalof | Asinovsky District[1] |
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• Municipal district | Asinovsky Municipal District[4] |
• Urban settlement | Asinovskoye Urban Settlement[4] |
• Capitalof | Asinovsky Municipal District,[4] Asinovskoye Urban Settlement[5] |
Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4 ![]() |
Postal code(s)[7] |
636840–636845, 636849
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Dialing code(s) | +7 38241 |
OKTMOID | 69608101001 |
Website | gorod |
Asino (Russian: А́сино) is a town and the administrative centreofAsinovsky DistrictinTomsk Oblast, Russia. Population: 25,618 (2010 Russian census);[2] 28,068 (2002 Census);[8] 33,471 (1989 Soviet census).[9] It was previously known as Kseniyevsky (until 1930).
It was founded in 1896 as the transmigratory settlement of Kseniyevsky (Ксениевский); in 1930 the construction of the railway to Tomsk started.[citation needed] The settlement was renamed Asino in 1930 after the railway station, and the town status was granted to it in 1952.[citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Asino serves as the administrative centreofAsinovsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Asino is incorporated within Asinovsky Municipal District as Asinovskoye Urban Settlement.[4]
There is a port on the Chulym River and a railway station.
Important economic industries include forestry, wood working, large scale wood shipping, and tractor repair. In addition, the area also has combines (meat and milk) and a flax mill.
Agriculture in Asino in dominated by rye, wheat, flax grasses, and breeding cattle and pigs. Mineral deposits of peat, sand, and clay are found in the vicinity.
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