Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast
| Kurgan (English) Курган (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Kurgan Oblast in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of October 2014) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kurgan Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | Kurgan City Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
| Administrative center of | Kurgan Oblast, Kurgan City Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
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| Urban okrug | Kurgan Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Kurgan Urban Okrug |
| Head | Sergey Vladimirovich Rudenko (Сергей Владимирович Руденко) |
| Representative body | City Duma |
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| Area | 393 km2 (152 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 333,606 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 53rd |
| Density | 849/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
| Founded | 1679 |
| City status since | 1782 |
| Previous names | Tsaryovo Gorodishche (until 1782) |
| Postal code(s) | 640ххх |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 3522 |
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Kurgan (Russian: Курган; IPA: [kʊrˈgan]) is the city and the administrative center of Kurgan Oblast, Russia. Population: 333,606 (2010 Census);345,515 (2002 Census);355,517 (1989 Census)..
An urban settlement was established here between 1659 and 1662 as Tsaryovo Gorodishche (Царёво Городи́ще) by Timofey Nevezhin, a farmer from Tyumen. In the ensuing years it was developed as a fortress town. It served as a frontier post and its fortified position enabled it to defend other Russian settlements from nomad attacks. Nevertheless, it was itself not always able to withstand such attacks, and was sometimes plundered and burnt down.
The city was granted city privileges by the Empress Catherine the Great in 1782, which is when it acquired its present name and became the seat of an uyezd. The present name is taken from a large kurgan (burial mound) close to the original settlement.
Its coat of arms was granted on 17 March 1785, and it became the administrative center of Kurgan Oblast in 1943. Kurgan was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour in 1982.
Kurgan is the administrative center of the oblast. Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Kurgan City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Kurgan City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Kurgan Urban Okrug.
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