Murashi, Kirov Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Murashi.

Murashi (Russian: Мураши́) is a town and the administrative center of Murashinsky District in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located 112 kilometers (70 mi) northwest of Kirov, the administrative center of the oblast, on the Kirov–Syktyvkar highway. Population: 6,750 (2010 Census);^[2] 7,650 (2002 Census);^[6] 10,059 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

Murashi Мураши
Town[1]
Murashi railroad station, Murashi
Coat of arms
Location of Murashi
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Coordinates: 59°24′N 48°59′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kirov Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Murashinsky District[1]
Town	Murashi[1]
Founded	1895
Town status since	1944
Elevation	210 m (690 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	6,750
Administrative status
• Capital of	Murashinsky District,[1] Town of Murashi[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Murashinsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Murashinskoye Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Murashinsky Municipal District,[3] Murashinskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	613710, 613711
OKTMO ID	33624101001

History

It was founded in 1895 as a settlement due to the construction of the railway station on the Vyatka–Kotlas railway.^{[citation needed]} It was granted town status in 1944.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Murashi serves as the administrative center of Murashinsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with ten rural localities, incorporated within Murashinsky District as the Town of Murashi.^[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Murashi is incorporated within Murashinsky Municipal District as Murashinskoye Urban Settlement.^[3]