Korkino, Chelyabinsk Oblast
| Korkino (in English) Коркино (Russian) |
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| Administrative status (as of June 2014) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chelyabinsk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Korkinsky District |
| Town | Korkino |
| Administrative center of | Korkinsky District, Town of Korkino |
| Municipal status (as of June 2014) | |
| Municipal district | Korkinsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Korkinskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Korkinsky Municipal District, Korkinskoye Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 38,597 inhabitants |
| Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
| Founded | second half of the 18th century |
| Town status since | October 2, 1942 |
| Postal code(s) | 456550, 456551, 456554, 456555, 456559 |
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Korkino (Russian: Ко́ркино) is a town and the administrative center of Korkinsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the eastern slope of the Southern Ural Mountains, 42 kilometers (26 mi) south of Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 38,597 (2010 Census);41,501 (2002 Census);45,198 (1989 Census).
It was founded as a village of the same name in the second half of the 18th century. It was granted town status on October 2, 1942.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Korkino serves as the administrative center of Korkinsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Korkinsky District as the Town of Korkino. As a municipal division, the Town of Korkino is incorporated within Korkinsky Municipal District as Korkinskoye Urban Settlement.
Korkino is an important coal-mining center.
Mountain climber Anatoli Boukreev was born here in 1958. Professional hockey player Artemi Panarin was also born in Korkino in 1991. He currently plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets.
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