Murashi, Kirov Oblast Explained

En Name:Murashi
Ru Name:Мураши
Coordinates:59.4°N 107°W
Map Label Position:bottom
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Murashy (Kirov oblast, 1988).png
Federal Subject:Kirov Oblast
Adm District Jur:Murashinsky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Murashi
Adm Selsoviet Type:Town
Adm Ctr Of1:Murashinsky District
Adm Ctr Of2:Town of Murashi
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Murashinsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Murashinskoye Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Murashinsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Murashinskoye Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:6750
Established Date:1895
Current Cat Date:1944
Postal Codes:613710, 613711

Murashi (Russian: Мураши́) is a town and the administrative center of Murashinsky District in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located 112km (70miles) northwest of Kirov, the administrative center of the oblast, on the Kirov–Syktyvkar highway. Population:

History

It was founded in 1895 as a settlement due to the construction of the railway station on the VyatkaKotlas railway. It was granted town status in 1944.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Murashi serves as the administrative center of Murashinsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with ten rural localities, incorporated within Murashinsky District as the Town of Murashi. As a municipal division, the Town of Murashi is incorporated within Murashinsky Municipal District as Murashinskoye Urban Settlement.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Law #203-ZO
  2. Law #284-ZO