Chulym (Russian: Чулы́м) is a town and the administrative center of Chulymsky District in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia, 131 kilometers (81 mi) from Novosibirsk, the administrative center of the oblast.

The settlement of Chulymskoye (Чулымское) was founded in 1762 during the construction of the Siberian Route.

[citation needed] In 1898, the Trans-Siberian Railway was built through the settlement.

[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Chulymsky District as the Town of Chulym.

Lake Itkul lies 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) to the southeast.