Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast
city in eastern Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kurgan (Russian: Курган, IPA: [kʊrˈgan]) is the largest city and the administrative center (capital city) of Kurgan Oblast. It is in the south of the Urals Federal District of Russia. Population: 309,285 (2021 Census), 333,606 (2010 Census);[4] 345,515 (2002 Census);[8] 355,517 (1989 Census).[9]
Kurgan
Курган | |
|---|---|
City[1] | |
 Kuybyshev Street in Kurgan | |
.svg) Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Kurgan  | |
  Kurgan Location of Kurgan  Kurgan Kurgan (Kurgan Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 55°28′N 65°21′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kurgan Oblast[1] |
| Founded | 1679 |
| City status since | 1782 |
| Government | |
| • Body | City Duma[2] |
| • Head | Elena Vyacheslavovna Sitnikova (Елена Вячеславовна Ситникова) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 393 km2 (152 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 333,606 |
| • Rank | 53rd in 2010 |
| • Density | 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
Administrative status | |
| • Subordinated to | Kurgan City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1] |
| • Capital of | Kurgan Oblast[1], Kurgan City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1] |
Municipal status | |
| • Urban okrug | Kurgan Urban Okrug[5] |
| • Capital of | Kurgan Urban Okrug[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2  [6]) |
| Postal code(s)[7] | 640ххх |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 3522 |
| OKTMO ID | 37701000001 |
| Twin towns | Appleton |
| Website | www |
Kurgan was named Tsaryovo Gorodishche until 1782.
The city was settled between 1659 and 1662 as Tsaryovo Gorodishche (Царёво Городи́ще, meaning Imperial Citadel). It was used as a fortress town against attacks from nomads. It was given city status by Catherine the Great in 1782 as Kurgan. Its present name came from a large kurgan (burial mound) close to the city.
Kurgan is on the Trans-Siberian Railway line, between Yekaterinburg and Omsk. It has two railway stations and the Kurgan Airport. It was home to the Kurgan West air base during the Cold War. It is also home to Russian Ilizarov Scientific Center for Restorative Traumatology and Orthopaedics, KAvZ autobus plant, and the machine building company Kurganmashzavod which produces the widely known BMP-1, BMP-2 and BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles.
Kurgan has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). It has cold winters and warm summers.
| Climate data for Kurgan (1991–2020, extremes 1893–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) |
8.0 (46.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
31.3 (88.3) |
36.6 (97.9) |
38.5 (101.3) |
40.5 (104.9) |
38.5 (101.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
14.2 (57.6) |
5.8 (42.4) |
40.5 (104.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −11.4 (11.5) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
11.1 (52.0) |
20.2 (68.4) |
24.5 (76.1) |
25.8 (78.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
17.1 (62.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
8.2 (46.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.5 (4.1) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
5.1 (41.2) |
13.4 (56.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
11.1 (52.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
2.9 (37.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −19.4 (−2.9) |
−18.3 (−0.9) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
0.0 (32.0) |
6.8 (44.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
13.7 (56.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.2 (43.2) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −47.9 (−54.2) |
−47.9 (−54.2) |
−44.3 (−47.7) |
−27.2 (−17.0) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−24.8 (−12.6) |
−38.8 (−37.8) |
−46.4 (−51.5) |
−47.9 (−54.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18 (0.7) |
14 (0.6) |
18 (0.7) |
22 (0.9) |
38 (1.5) |
51 (2.0) |
61 (2.4) |
52 (2.0) |
34 (1.3) |
34 (1.3) |
28 (1.1) |
21 (0.8) |
391 (15.4) |
| Average rainy days | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 120 |
| Average snowy days | 23 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 111 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 80 | 78 | 66 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 81 | 81 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 72 | 118 | 185 | 237 | 279 | 306 | 300 | 251 | 180 | 109 | 69 | 56 | 2,162 |
| Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net[10] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (sun, 1961–1990)[11] | |||||||||||||
Lenin Square
Marshal Golikov avenue
Kurgan Regional Philharmonic Society
Kurgan Drama Theater
Cinema "Rossiya"
Wilhelm Küchelbecker house museum
Russian Orthodox Church Theotokos of Port Arthur church
Russian Orthodox Church Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Main post office
Kurgan Airport
Railway station
Central market
Russian Ilizarov Scientific Center for Restorative Traumatology and Orthopaedics
Kurganmashzavod
City center of culture and leisure
Children's art school
Kurgan Aviation Museum
River Tobol
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Twin towns and sister cities
Kurgan is twinned with:
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