Sim, Chelyabinsk Oblast
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chelyabinsk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Ashinsky District |
| Town | Sim |
| Administrative center of | Town of Sim |
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| Municipal district | Ashinsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Simskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Simskoye Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 14,466 inhabitants |
| Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
| Founded | 1759 |
| Town status since | November 13, 1942 |
| Previous names | Simsky Zavod (until November 13, 1942) |
| Postal code(s) | 456020, 456021 |
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Sim (Russian: Сим) is a town in Ashinsky District of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Sim River, 340 kilometers (210 mi) west of Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 14,466 (2010 Census);16,377 (2002 Census);20,164 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1759 as Simsky Zavod (Си́мский Заво́д, lit. Sim's Plant), a settlement around an ironworks. It was renamed Sim and granted town status on November 13, 1942.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Ashinsky District as the Town of Sim. As a municipal division, the Town of Sim is incorporated within Ashinsky Municipal District as Simskoye Urban Settlement.
It is the birthplace of Igor Kurchatov, a famous Soviet/Russian physicist.
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