Kataysk, Kurgan Oblast

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
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Kataysk is located in Russia
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Location of Kataysk
Kataysk is located in Kurgan Oblast
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Kataysk
Kataysk (Kurgan Oblast)
Coordinates: 56°18′N 62°36′E / 56.300°N 62.600°E / 56.300; 62.600
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKurgan Oblast[1]
Administrative districtKataysky District[1]
Town under district jurisdictionKataysk[1]
Founded1655[2]
Town status since1944[2]
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 • Total14,003
 • Capital ofKataysky District,[1] Kataysk Town Under District Jurisdiction[1]
 • Municipal districtKataysky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlementKataysk Urban Settlement[4]
 • Capital ofKataysky Municipal District,[4] Kataysk Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
641700–641703, 641705, 641706
OKTMO ID37612101001
Websitegorodkataysk.ru

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.).

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