Petukhovo (russian: Петухо́во) is a
town
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Origin and use
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and the
administrative center
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of
Petukhovsky District
Petukhovsky District (russian: Петуховский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #316 and municipalLaw #419 district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kurgan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the dis ...
in
Kurgan Oblast
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,
Russia
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, located on the
Ishim Plain
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southeast of
Kurgan
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, the administrative center of the
oblast
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. Population: It is located on the
Kazakhstan–Russia border
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.
History
It was founded in 1892 as a settlement around a railway station of the
Trans-Siberian Railway
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.
In 1899, Petukhovo merged with the nearby village of Yudino. In 1944, it was granted town status.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Petukhovo 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
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of
Petukhovsky District
Petukhovsky District (russian: Петуховский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #316 and municipalLaw #419 district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kurgan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the dis ...
.
[Law #316] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Petukhovsky District as Petukhovo
Town Under District Jurisdiction.
As a
municipal division, Petukhovo Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Petukhovsky Municipal District as Petukhovo Urban Settlement.
[Law #419]
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External links
Unofficial website of Petukhovo
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Cities and towns in Kurgan Oblast