Barabinsk

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Barabinsk - Station on the trans-Siberian railway
Barabinsk - Station on the trans-Siberian railway

Barabinsk (Russian: Барабинск) is a town in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia. Population: 32,200 (2004 est.); 32,501 (2002 Census). Barabinsk is located on the Trans-Siberian Railroad between Omsk and Novosibirsk.

Barabinsk is located in a steppe area, the Barabinsk Steppe, which has an area of 117,000 km² and stretches between the Irtysh and the Ob Rivers.

The most important economic sectors are the production of building material as well as metal and agricultural industries.

Coordinates: 55°21′N, 78°21′E