Tara, Omsk Oblast

Tara
Тара
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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
 • Estimate 
(2025)
26,874 (−1.6%)
 • 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 codes
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.