Asino is a town and the administrative centre of Asinovsky District in Tomsk Oblast, Russia. Population: 25,618 (2010 census); 28,068 (2002 census); 33,471 (1989 Soviet census). It was previously known as Kseniyevsky.
History
It was founded in 1896 as the transmigratory settlement of Kseniyevsky (); in 1930 the construction of the railway to Tomsk started. The settlement was renamed Asino in 1930 after the railway station, and the town status was granted to it in 1952. ==Administrative and municipal status==
There is a port on the Chulym River and a railway station. Important economic industries include forestry, wood working, large scale wood shipping, and tractor repair. In addition, the area also has combines (meat and milk) and a flax mill. Agriculture in Asino in dominated by rye, wheat, flax grasses, and breeding cattle and pigs. Mineral deposits of peat, sand, and clay are found in the vicinity. ==References==