Shumikha (russian: Шуми́ха) is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
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and the
administrative center
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of
Shumikhinsky District 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 west of
Kurgan
A kurgan is a type of tumulus constructed over a grave, often characterized by containing a single human body along with grave vessels, weapons and horses. Originally in use on the Pontic–Caspian steppe, kurgans spread into much of Central Asi ...
, the administrative center of the
oblast
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. Population:
History
It was founded in 1892 as a settlement around the railway station of the same name (opened in 1896). It was granted town status in 1944.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Shumikha 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
Shumikhinsky District.
[Law #316] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Shumikhinsky District as Shumikha
Town Under District Jurisdiction.
As a
municipal division, Shumikha Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Shumikhinsky Municipal District as Shumikha Urban Settlement.
[Law #419]
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Cities and towns in Kurgan Oblast