En Name: | Petukhovo |
Ru Name: | Петухово |
Coordinates: | 55.0667°N 121°W |
Map Label Position: | left |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Petukhovo.png |
Federal Subject: | Kurgan Oblast |
Adm District Jur: | Petukhovsky District |
Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Petukhovo |
Adm Selsoviet Type: | Town under district jurisdiction |
Adm Ctr Of1: | Petukhovsky District |
Adm Ctr Of2: | Petukhovo Town Under District Jurisdiction |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Mun District Jur: | Petukhovsky Municipal District |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Petukhovo Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of1: | Petukhovsky Municipal District |
Mun Admctr Of2: | Petukhovo Urban Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 11292 |
Established Date: | 1892 |
Current Cat Date: | 1944 |
Postal Codes: | 641640–641642 |
Website: | http://www.petuhovo.net/ |
Petukhovo (Russian: Петухо́во) is a town and the administrative center of Petukhovsky District in Kurgan Oblast, Russia, located on the Ishim Plain 180km (110miles) southeast of Kurgan, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: It is located on the Kazakhstan–Russia border.
It was founded in 1892 as a settlement around a railway station of the Trans-Siberian Railway.[1] In 1899, Petukhovo merged with the nearby village of Yudino. In 1944, it was granted town status.[1]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Petukhovo serves as the administrative center of Petukhovsky District.[2] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Petukhovsky District as Petukhovo Town Under District Jurisdiction. As a municipal division, Petukhovo Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Petukhovsky Municipal District as Petukhovo Urban Settlement.[3]