Tara, Omsk Oblast

Tara
Тара
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Tara
Location of Tara
Tara
Tara (Omsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 56°53′N 74°22′E / 56.883°N 74.367°E / 56.883; 74.367
CountryRussia
Federal subjectOmsk Oblast
Foundedca. 1594
Government
  HeadYevgeny Mikheyev
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
  Total
27,318
  Subordinated totown of oblast significance of Tara
  Capital ofTarsky District, town of oblast significance of Tara
  Municipal districtTarsky Municipal District
  Urban settlementTara Urban Settlement
  Capital ofTarsky Municipal District, Tara Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+6 (MSK+3 )
Postal code(s)
646530, 646531, 646532, 646535, 646536, 646539
OKTMO ID52654101001

Tara (Russian: Та́ра; Siberian Tatar: Тар Tar) is a town in Omsk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Tara and Irtysh Rivers at a point where the forested country merges into the steppe, about 300 kilometers (190 mi) north of Omsk, the administrative center of the oblast. As of 2021, the town's population was 26,878.