Cherepanovo, Novosibirsk Oblast


Cherepanovo is a town and the administrative center of Cherepanovsky District in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia, located southeast of Novosibirsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

History

It was founded in 1912 due to the construction of a railway between Novonikolayevsk and Barnaul. The Cherepanovo station was opened in 1915. It was granted town status in 1925.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Cherepanovo serves as the administrative center of Cherepanovsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Cherepanovsky District as the Town of Cherepanovo. As a municipal division, the Town of Cherepanovo is incorporated within Cherepanovsky Municipal District as Cherepanovo Urban Settlement.