En Name: | Kurtamysh |
Ru Name: | Куртамыш |
Coordinates: | 54.9167°N 90°W |
Map Label Position: | right |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Kurtamysh.jpg |
Federal Subject: | Kurgan Oblast |
Adm District Jur: | Kurtamyshsky District |
Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Kurtamysh |
Adm Selsoviet Type: | Town under district jurisdiction |
Adm Ctr Of1: | Kurtamyshsky District |
Adm Ctr Of2: | Kurtamysh Town Under District Jurisdiction |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Mun District Jur: | Kurtamyshsky Municipal District |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Kurtamysh Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of1: | Kurtamyshsky Municipal District |
Mun Admctr Of2: | Kurtamysh Urban Settlement |
Representative Body: | City Duma |
Representative Body Ref: | [1] |
Area Km2: | 97 |
Pop 2010Census: | 17099 |
Established Date: | 1745 |
Current Cat Date: | 1956 |
Prev Name1: | Kurtamyshskaya |
Postal Codes: | 641430–641432 |
Dialing Codes: | 35249 |
Website: | http://www.kurtadm.ru/ |
Kurtamysh (Russian: Куртамы́ш) is a town and the administrative center of Kurtamyshsky District in Kurgan Oblast, Russia, located on the Kurtamysh River 88km (55miles) southwest of Kurgan, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
It was founded in 1745 as a fortification on the Kurtamysh River.[2] Since 1762 it is referred to as the sloboda of Kurtamyshskaya (Russian: Куртамы́шская). It was granted town status in 1956.[2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kurtamysh serves as the administrative center of Kurtamyshsky District.[3] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Kurtamyshsky District as Kurtamysh Town Under District Jurisdiction. As a municipal division, Kurtamysh Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Kurtamyshsky Municipal District as Kurtamysh Urban Settlement.[4]