Kataysk (Russian: Ката́йск) is a town and the administrative center of Kataysky District in Kurgan Oblast, Russia, located on the Iset River 214 kilometers (133 mi) northwest of Kurgan, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 14,003 (2010 Russian census);[3] 15,836 (2002 Census);[7] 16,789 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
Kataysk Катайск | |
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Coordinates: 56°18′N 62°36′E / 56.300°N 62.600°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kurgan Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Kataysky District[1] |
Town under district jurisdiction | Kataysk[1] |
Founded | 1655[2] |
Town status since | 1944[2] |
Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 14,003 |
• Capital of | Kataysky District,[1] Kataysk Town Under District Jurisdiction[1] |
• Municipal district | Kataysky Municipal District[4] |
• Urban settlement | Kataysk Urban Settlement[4] |
• Capital of | Kataysky Municipal District,[4] Kataysk Urban Settlement[4] |
Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | 641700–641703, 641705, 641706 |
OKTMO ID | 37612101001 |
Website | gorodkataysk |
History
It was founded in 1655 by Imperial Russia as Kataysky (Катайский).[2] It was granted town status in 1944.[2]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kataysk serves as the administrative center of Kataysky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Kataysky District as Kataysk Town Under District Jurisdiction.[1] As a municipal division, Kataysk Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Kataysky Municipal District as Kataysk Urban Settlement.[4]
Notable people associated with the city
- Maria Lagunova, World War II Soviet woman tank driver, honorary citizen of the city
References
Notes
Sources
- Курганская областная Дума. Закон №316 от 27 декабря 2007 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Курганской области», в ред. Закона №60 от 2 июля 2015 г. «О внесении изменения в Закон Курганской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Курганской области"». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Новый мир", Документы, выпуск №1, 11 января 2008 г. (Kurgan Oblast Duma. Law #316 of December 27, 2007 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Kurgan Oblast, as amended by the Law #60 of July 2, 2015 On Amending the Law of Kurgan Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Kurgan Oblast". Effective as of the day ten days after the official publication date.).
- Курганская областная Дума. Закон №419 от 6 июля 2004 г. «О наделении муниципальных образований статусом городского округа, муниципального района, сельского поселения, городского поселения, о месте нахождения представительных органов муниципальных районов, сельских поселений, об установлении наименований представительных органов муниципальных образований, глав муниципальных образований, местных администраций (исполнительно-распорядительных органов муниципальных образований)», в ред. Закона №70 от 2 июля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в некоторые Законы Курганской области». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Новый мир", №142, 31 июля 2004 г. (Kurgan Oblast Duma. Law #419 of July 6, 2004 On Granting the Municipal Formations the Status of Urban Okrug, Municipal District, Rural Settlement, Urban Settlement; on Establishing the Places Where the Representative Organs of the Municipal Districts, Rural Settlements Sit; on Establishing the Names of the Representative Organs of the Municipal Formations, of the Heads of the Municipal Formations, of the Local Administrations (the Executive Organs of the Municipal Formations), as amended by the Law #70 of July 2, 2015 On Amending Various Laws of Kurgan Oblast. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
External links
Media related to Kataysk at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of Kataysk (in Russian)
- Kataysk Business Directory (in Russian)