Korkino () is a

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and the

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of Korkinsky District in

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, located on the eastern slope of the Southern

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, south of

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, the administrative center of the

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. Population:

History

It was founded as a village of the same name in the second half of the 18th century. It was granted town status on October 2, 1942. On October 24, 2024, a residents of the local

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quarter killed a Russian female taxi driver, which provoked a pogrom. Local residents besieged several houses and turned over cars, at least two persons were wounded

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Korkino serves as the

of Korkinsky District.Resolution #161 As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Korkinsky District as the

Town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

of Korkino. As a municipal division, the Town of Korkino is incorporated within Korkinsky Municipal District as Korkinskoye Urban Settlement.

Economy

Korkino is an important

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-mining center. Coal is no longer mined in the city; the mine is flooded with water.

Notable people

Mountain climber

Anatoli Boukreev Anatoli Nikolaevich Boukreev (; January 16, 1958 – December 25, 1997) was a Kazakh mountaineer who made ascents of 10 of the 14 eight-thousander peaks—those above —without supplemental oxygen. From 1989 through 1997, he made 18 successful as ...

was born here in 1958. Professional hockey player

Artemi Panarin Artemi Sergeyevich Panarin (; born 30 October 1991), nicknamed the "Breadman", or simply "Bread", is a Russian professional ice hockey winger and alternate captain for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously ...

was raised by his grandparents in Korkino from 1992 onward. He currently plays for the

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References

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Sources

* {{Authority control Cities and towns in Chelyabinsk Oblast