Shumikha, Kurgan Oblast Explained

En Name:Shumikha
Ru Name:Шумиха
Coordinates:55.2333°N 81°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Coat of arms of Shumikha (2005).png
Federal Subject:Kurgan Oblast
Adm District Jur:Shumikhinsky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Shumikha
Adm Selsoviet Type:Town under district jurisdiction
Adm Ctr Of1:Shumikhinsky District
Adm Ctr Of2:Shumikha Town Under District Jurisdiction
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Shumikhinsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Shumikha Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Shumikhinsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Shumikha Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:17819
Established Date:1892
Current Cat Date:1944
Postal Codes:641100–641102, 641109

Shumikha (Russian: Шуми́ха) is a town and the administrative center of Shumikhinsky District in Kurgan Oblast, Russia, located 133km (83miles) west of Kurgan, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

History

It was founded in 1892 as a settlement around the railway station of the same name (opened in 1896). It was granted town status in 1944.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shumikha serves as the administrative center of Shumikhinsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Shumikhinsky District as Shumikha Town Under District Jurisdiction. As a municipal division, Shumikha Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Shumikhinsky Municipal District as Shumikha Urban Settlement.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Law #316
  2. Law #419