Kurtamysh (town)

For other places with the same name, see Kurtamysh (inhabited locality).
Kurtamysh (English)
Куртамыш (Russian)
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Location of Kurgan Oblast in Russia
Kurtamysh
Location of Kurtamysh in Kurgan Oblast
Coordinates: 54°55′N 64°26′E / 54.917°N 64.433°E / 54.917; 64.433Coordinates: 54°55′N 64°26′E / 54.917°N 64.433°E / 54.917; 64.433
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Administrative status (as of November 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Kurgan Oblast[1]
Administrative district Kurtamyshsky District[1]
Town under district jurisdiction Kurtamysh[1]
Administrative center of Kurtamyshsky District,[1] Kurtamysh Town Under District Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status (as of June 2013)
Municipal district Kurtamyshsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Kurtamysh Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Kurtamyshsky Municipal District,[2] Kurtamysh Urban Settlement[2]
Representative body City Duma[3]
Statistics
Area 97 km2 (37 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 17,099 inhabitants[4]
Density 176/km2 (460/sq mi)[5]
Time zone YEKT (UTC+05:00)[6]
Founded 1745
Town status since 1956
Previous names Kurtamyshskaya
Postal code(s)[7] 641430–641432
Dialing code(s) +7 35249
Official website
Kurtamysh on Wikimedia Commons

Kurtamysh (Russian: Куртамы́ш) is a town and the administrative center of Kurtamyshsky District in Kurgan Oblast, Russia, located on the Kurtamysh River 88 kilometers (55 mi) southwest of Kurgan, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 17,099 (2010 Census);[4] 18,154 (2002 Census);[8] 19,155 (1989 Census).[9]

History

It was founded in 1745 as a fortification on the Kurtamysh River. Since 1762 it is referred to as the sloboda of Kurtamyshskaya (Куртамы́шская). It was granted town status in 1956.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kurtamysh serves as the administrative center of Kurtamyshsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Kurtamyshsky District as Kurtamysh Town Under District Jurisdiction.[1] As a municipal division, Kurtamysh Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Kurtamyshsky Municipal District as Kurtamysh Urban Settlement.[2]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Law #316
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #419
  3. ↑ Куртамышская городская Дума
  4. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. ↑ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  6. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  7. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  8. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  9. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

Sources

External links

The Peter and Paul Church in Kurtamysh
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