Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast
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| Kurgan (English) Курган (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Kurgan Oblast in Russia |
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| Coordinates: 55°28′N 65°21′E / 55.467°N 65.35°ECoordinates: 55°28′N 65°21′E / 55.467°N 65.35°E | |
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| City Day | July 9[citation needed] |
| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kurgan Oblast |
| Administrative center of | Kurgan Oblast[citation needed] |
| Municipal status (as of February 2009) | |
| Urban okrug | Kurgan Urban Okrug[citation needed] |
| Head of Administration[citation needed] | Viktor Serkov[citation needed] |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 390 km2 (150 sq mi)[citation needed] |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
333,640 inhabitants[1] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 53rd |
| Population (2002 Census) | 345,515 inhabitants[2] |
| - Rank in 2002 | 50th |
| Density | 855 /km2 (2,210 /sq mi)[3] |
| Time zone | YEKST (UTC+06:00)[4] |
| Founded | 1662[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s) | 640ххх[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 3522[citation needed] |
| Official website | |
Kurgan (Russian: Курга́н) is the city and the administrative center of Kurgan Oblast, Russia. Population: 333,640 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 345,515 (2002 Census);[2] 355,517 (1989 Census).[5].
Kurgan is on the Trans-Siberian railway line, between Yekaterinburg and Omsk. It is served by two train stations, Kurgan Airport and was home to Kurgan West air base during the Cold War. It is also a home to Ilizarov’s Scientific Center of Reparative Traumatology and Orthopedics, KAvZ autobus plant, and the machine building company Kurganmashzavod which produces the widely known BMP-1, BMP-2 and BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles.
Founded in 1662 as Tsaryovo Gorodishche (Царёво Городи́ще), it acquired its present name in 1782, which it became the chief town of an uyezd. Its coat of arms dates from 1785, and it became the administrative center of Kurgan Oblast in 1943.
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[edit] Climate
Kurgan has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb).
| Climate data for Kurgan | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) |
4.2 (39.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
30.9 (87.6) |
36.6 (97.9) |
38.5 (101.3) |
40.5 (104.9) |
36.6 (97.9) |
34.5 (94.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
14.2 (57.6) |
5.8 (42.4) |
40.5 (104.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −11 (12) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
7.9 (46.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.2 (4.6) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
4.6 (40.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
2.7 (36.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −19.2 (−2.6) |
−18.6 (−1.5) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
6.5 (43.7) |
12.1 (53.8) |
14.0 (57.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
6.1 (43.0) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −47.9 (−54.2) |
−47.9 (−54.2) |
−44.3 (−47.7) |
−27.5 (−17.5) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−24.8 (−12.6) |
−38.8 (−37.8) |
−46.4 (−51.5) |
−47.9 (−54.2) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 19 (0.75) |
12 (0.47) |
38 (1.5) |
18 (0.71) |
39 (1.54) |
52 (2.05) |
53 (2.09) |
54 (2.13) |
42 (1.65) |
31 (1.22) |
26 (1.02) |
22 (0.87) |
406 (15.98) |
| Source: Pogoda.ru.net[6] | |||||||||||||
[edit] Educational facilities
- Agricultural academy
- Kurgan State University
- Kurgan International Universiry
- Military Academy
- Railroad school Academy
- Various theaters.
- Academy of Labor and Social Relations
[edit] Famous natives
[edit] International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia
[edit] Twin towns/sister cities
Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast is twinned with:
[edit] References
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
- ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ "Pogoda.ru.net" (in Russian). http://www.pogoda.ru.net/climate/28661.htm. Retrieved September 8, 2007.
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