Kataysk (Russian: Ката́йск) is a town and the administrative center of Kataysky District in Kurgan Oblast, Russia, located on the Iset River 214 kilometers (133 mi) northwest of Kurgan, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 14,003 (2010 Census);[3] 15,836 (2002 Census);[8] 16,789 (1989 Census).[9]

Kataysk Катайск
Town[1]
Kaytaysk
Coat of arms
Location of Kataysk
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Coordinates: 56°18′N 62°36′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kurgan Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Kataysky District[1]
Town under district jurisdiction	Kataysk[1]
Founded	1655[2]
Town status since	1944[2]
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	14,003
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	12,565 (−10.3%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Kataysky District[1], Kataysk Town Under District Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Kataysky Municipal District[5]
• Urban settlement	Kataysk Urban Settlement[5]
• Capital of	Kataysky Municipal District[5], Kataysk Urban Settlement[5]
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	641700–641703, 641705, 641706
OKTMO ID	37612101001
Website	gorodkataysk.ru

History

It was founded in 1655 by Russian explorers as Kataysky (Катайский).[2] It was granted town status in 1944.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kataysk serves as the administrative center of Kataysky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Kataysky District as Kataysk Town Under District Jurisdiction.[1] As a municipal division, Kataysk Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Kataysky Municipal District as Kataysk Urban Settlement.[5]

Notable people associated with the city

• Maria Lagunova, World War II Soviet woman tank driver, honorary citizen of the city

References

Notes

Sources

• Курганская областная Дума. Закон №316 от 27 декабря 2007 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Курганской области», в ред. Закона №60 от 2 июля 2015 г. «О внесении изменения в Закон Курганской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Курганской области"». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Новый мир", Документы, выпуск №1, 11 января 2008 г. (Kurgan Oblast Duma. Law #316 of December 27, 2007 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Kurgan Oblast, as amended by the Law #60 of July 2, 2015 On Amending the Law of Kurgan Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Kurgan Oblast". Effective as of the day ten days after the official publication date.).
• Курганская областная Дума. Закон №419 от 6 июля 2004 г. «О наделении муниципальных образований статусом городского округа, муниципального района, сельского поселения, городского поселения, о месте нахождения представительных органов муниципальных районов, сельских поселений, об установлении наименований представительных органов муниципальных образований, глав муниципальных образований, местных администраций (исполнительно-распорядительных органов муниципальных образований)», в ред. Закона №70 от 2 июля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в некоторые Законы Курганской области». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Новый мир", №142, 31 июля 2004 г. (Kurgan Oblast Duma. Law #419 of July 6, 2004 On Granting the Municipal Formations the Status of Urban Okrug, Municipal District, Rural Settlement, Urban Settlement; on Establishing the Places Where the Representative Organs of the Municipal Districts, Rural Settlements Sit; on Establishing the Names of the Representative Organs of the Municipal Formations, of the Heads of the Municipal Formations, of the Local Administrations (the Executive Organs of the Municipal Formations), as amended by the Law #70 of July 2, 2015 On Amending Various Laws of Kurgan Oblast. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

External links

Media related to Kataysk at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website of Kataysk (in Russian)
• Kataysk Business Directory (in Russian)

На других языках

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