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);[9] 19,155 (1989 Census).[10]

Kurtamysh Куртамыш
Town[1]
The Peter and Paul Church in Kurtamysh
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kurtamysh
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Coordinates: 54°55′N 64°26′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kurgan Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Kurtamyshsky District[1]
Town under district jurisdiction	Kurtamysh[1]
Founded	1745[2]
Town status since	1956[2]
Government
• Body	City Duma[3]
Area
• Total	97 km2 (37 sq mi)
Elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	17,099
• Estimate  (2018)[5]	16,579 (−3%)
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Kurtamyshsky District[1], Kurtamysh Town Under District Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Kurtamyshsky Municipal District[6]
• Urban settlement	Kurtamysh Urban Settlement[6]
• Capital of	Kurtamyshsky Municipal District[6], Kurtamysh Urban Settlement[6]
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [7])
Postal code(s)[8]	641430–641432
Dialing code(s)	+7 35249
OKTMO ID	37616101001
Website	www.kurtadm.ru

History

It was founded in 1745 as a fortification on the Kurtamysh River.[2] Since 1762 it is referred to as the sloboda of Kurtamyshskaya (Куртамы́шская). It was granted town status in 1956.[2]

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.[6]

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

• (in Russian) Official website of Kurtamysh
• (in Russian) Unofficial website of Kurtamysh

На других языках

[ru] Куртамыш