Kurgan
city in eastern Russia
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Summary
Kurgan is a city or town[1]. Kurgan ranks in the top 8% of city or town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,029 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Order of the Red Banner of Labour[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kurgan Urban Okrug[4]
- Country: Russia[5], Russian Empire[6], Tsardom of Russia[7]
- Instance of: big city[8]
- Flag: flag of Kurgan[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Appleton[10], Rufina[11], Yulin[12]
- Postal code: 640000–640032[13]
- Commons category: Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast[14]
- Located in time zone: UTC+05:00[15]
- Local dialing code: 3522[16]
- Inception: January 1, 1679[17]
- Official website: https://www.kurgan-city.ru/[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast[19]
- Population: 322,675[20], 333,606[21], 332,803[22], 327,898[23], 325,565[24], 325,720[25], 326,292[26], 325,189[27], 322,042[28], 318,045[29], 315,311[30], 312,364[31], 310,911[32], 300,763[33]
- Time of earliest written record: 1680[34]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[37], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[38]
- Capital of: Kurgan Oblast[39], Kurgan Urban Okrug[40]
- List of monuments: list of cultural heritage monuments in Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast[41]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Kurgan[42]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Kurgan[43]
- Native label: Курган[44]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast[45]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast[46]
- Elevation above sea level: 75 m[47]
- Area: 393 km²[48]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Kurgan include Kurgan Airport[49], an airport[50], in Russia[51].
Why It Matters
Kurgan has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Kurgan is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for Kurgan include Kurgan Airport[49], an airport[50], in Russia[51].
FAQs
What awards did Kurgan receive?
Honors received include Order of the Red Banner of Labour[3].