Petukhovo (town), Kurgan Oblast explained

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.

History

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]

Administrative and municipal status

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Information. russian. March 21, 2018.
  2. Law #316
  3. Law #419