Komsomolsk, Tomsk Oblast

Komsomolsk (Russian: Комсомольск) is a rural locality (a selo) in the Pervomaysky District of Tomsk Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Chulym River.

Komsomolsk Комсомольск
Selo
Location of Komsomolsk
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Coordinates: 57°24′50″N 86°01′48″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Tomsk Oblast
Founded	1953
Population
• Estimate  (2015)[1]	1,997
Time zone	UTC+7 (MSK+4 [2])
Postal code(s)[3]	636942
OKTMO ID	69648422101

The population was 1,997 as of 1 January 2015.^[4]

Residents earn money in the summer by gathering Siberian cranberries in local forests and swamps.^[5]

Transport

The Balagachevo Rail Station is located within the village of Balagachevo [ru] within Komsomolsk, and was also previously connected to the nearby Frantsevo via the Komsomol Narrow Gauge Rail [ru], but said rail was demolished by the logging company that owned it as of 2015.^[6]

References

1. "Реестр административно-территориальных единиц Томской области (по состоянию на 1 января 2015 года)" (PDF). Администрация Томской области. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
2. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
3. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
4. "Реестр административно-территориальных единиц Томской области (по состоянию на 1 января 2015 года)" (PDF). Администрация Томской области. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
5. "'There Is No Other Way': How A Siberian Village Survives Off The Forest". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
6. The End Of A Railroad -- And A Siberian Village, retrieved 2020-02-08