General information about the Omsk region

The territory of the region – 141,1 thousand square kilometers (0,8% territories of the Russian Federation), of which 47,6% – agricultural land, 33,1% – the woods, 16,4% – water bodies, including swamps, 2,9% – other lands. The territory of the Omsk region includes 6 cities, 32 area's, 21 work settlement, 1477 rural settlements. The Omsk region extends from north to south by more than 600 km, from west to east – on 300 Omsk region borders on the Tyumen Region in the west and north, and on the east. – with Tomsk and Novosibirsk regions, in the south – with the Republic of Kazakhstan. Distance from Omsk to Moscow 2555 Omsk Irtysh region is located in the fifth time zone, the time difference with Moscow is 3 hour's.

Omsk region has a well-developed network of transport communications. By 55-th parallel north The Trans-Siberian Railway runs through the region, connecting the western and eastern regions of the country. Highways connecting the northern territories of Russia with the regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the countries of Central Asia also pass through the region.

Distance from Omsk to Moscow – 2555 km.

In the Omsk region (Omsk, 32 district) they live in 1831,8 thousand people (as of 1 January 2023 year). 

The Omsk region is characterized by a high concentration of the population in a city of one million people, which opens up wide opportunities for the development of the consumer market and reduces the cost of maintaining infrastructure.

The ratio of urban and rural residents – 74,3% and 25,7% accordingly. The average population density of the Omsk region – 12,98 the person on 1 square km.

The national composition of the population of the Omsk Irtysh region is represented by more than 122 nationalities and 12 ethnic in groups.

The region has reserves:

• oil,
• gas,
• peat,
• zirconium and titanium ore sands,
• marsh marl,
• sapropel,
• mineral mixtures,
• medicinal mud.

The main natural resources of the Omsk region are soil resources, which make it possible to develop large-scale grain farming and all types of animal husbandry. The area is located in several natural complexes: complete taiga, small-leaved forests, northern and southern forest-steppes and steppes. The hardwood forest area is dominated by birch and aspen, and coniferous trees. – common pine, fir, spruce, cedar. There are more than 4 thousands of rivers and 16 thousands of lakes.

Large lakes of the Omsk region:

• Saltaim (146 square kilometers),
• Tenis (118 square kilometers),
• Ebates (96 square kilometers),
• Ik (71 square kilometers).

More than ten water bodies in the region have the status of natural monuments, among them lakes Uljai and Ebeyty. – relict salt lakes with halophytes and large deposits of therapeutic sulfide mud.

The climate of the Omsk region – continental, average January temperature – 14,9˚Since July +18 ˚With.