Bogotol

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Bogotol (Russian: Богото́л) is a town in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Bogotol River some 252 km west of Krasnoyarsk. Population: 23,200 (2005 est.); 24,369 (2002 Census); 29,000 (1967).

Bogotol was founded in 1893 due to the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway. The name of the town derives from the Ket words bogotu (one of the Ket tribes in the area) and ul (river). Bogotol was granted town status in 1911.

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Administrative center: Krasnoyarsk

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