Kataysk (russian: Ката́йск) is a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and the
administrative center
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of
Kataysky District
Kataysky District (russian: Катайский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #316 and municipalLaw #419 district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Kurgan Oblast, twenty-four in Kurgan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the nort ...
in
Kurgan Oblast
Kurgan Oblast (russian: Курга́нская о́бласть, ''Kurganskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Kurgan. In June 2014, the population was estimated to be 874,100,Kurgan ...
,
Russia
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, located on the
Iset River
The river Iset (russian: Исеть) in Russia flows from the Urals through the Sverdlovsk and Kurgan Oblasts, then through Tyumen Oblast in Western Siberia into the river Tobol. The city of Yekaterinburg is on the upper part of the river.
The ...
northwest of
Kurgan
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, the administrative center of the
oblast
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. Population:
History
It was founded in 1655 by
Imperial Russia
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as Kataysky ().
It was granted town status in 1944.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Kataysk serves as the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of
Kataysky District
Kataysky District (russian: Катайский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #316 and municipalLaw #419 district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Kurgan Oblast, twenty-four in Kurgan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the nort ...
.
[Law #316] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Kataysky District as Kataysk
Town Under District Jurisdiction.
As a
municipal division, Kataysk Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Kataysky Municipal District as Kataysk Urban Settlement.
[Law #419]
Notable people associated with the city
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Maria Lagunova
Mariya Ivanovna Lagunova (russian: Мария Ивановна Лагунова; 4 July 1921 – 26 December 1995) – was a Soviet tank driver. She was a veteran of the Great Patriotic War. During the war, she served with the 56th Guards Tank Br ...
, World War II Soviet woman tank driver, honorary citizen of the city
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External links
Official website of KatayskKataysk Business Directory
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Cities and towns in Kurgan Oblast