Petukhovo (Russian: Петухо́во) is a town and the administrative center of Petukhovsky District in Kurgan Oblast, Russia, located on the Ishim Plain 180 kilometers (110 mi) southeast of Kurgan, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 11,292 (2010 Census);[3] 12,661 (2002 Census);[8] 14,584 (1989 Census).[9] It is located on the Kazakhstan–Russia border.

Petukhovo Петухово
Town[1]
Petukhovo station, Southern-Ural railway
Coat of arms
Location of Petukhovo
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Coordinates: 55°04′N 67°54′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kurgan Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Petukhovsky District[1]
Town under district jurisdiction	Petukhovo[1]
Founded	1892[2]
Town status since	1944[2]
Elevation	135 m (443 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	11,292
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	10,175 (−9.9%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Petukhovsky District[1], Petukhovo Town Under District Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Petukhovsky Municipal District[5]
• Urban settlement	Petukhovo Urban Settlement[5]
• Capital of	Petukhovsky Municipal District[5], Petukhovo Urban Settlement[5]
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	641640–641642
OKTMO ID	37626101001
Website	www.petuhovo.net

History

It was founded in 1892 as a settlement around a railway station of the Trans-Siberian Railway.[2] In 1899, Petukhovo merged with the nearby village of Yudino. In 1944, it was granted town status.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

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

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

• Unofficial website of Petukhovo (in Russian)

На других языках

[ru] Петухово (Курганская область)