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:
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.
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]