Kurgan

Summary

Kurgan is a city or town^[1]. Kurgan ranks in the top 8% of city_or_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kurgan received the Order of the Red Banner of Labour^[3].
• Kurgan is located in Kurgan Urban Okrug^[4].
• Kurgan is in the country of Russia^[5].
• Kurgan is in the country of Russian Empire^[6].
• Kurgan is in the country of Tsardom of Russia^[7].
• Kurgan's image is recorded as Okn-073-1.jpg^[8].
• Kurgan's instance of is recorded as city or town^[9].
• Kurgan's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Kurgan's flag image is recorded as Flag of Kurgan (Kurgan oblast).svg^[11].
• Kurgan's coat of arms image is recorded as Kurgan coat of arms.png^[12].
• Kurgan's flag is recorded as flag of Kurgan^[13].
• Kurgan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Appleton^[14].
• Kurgan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rufina^[15].
• Kurgan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yulin^[16].
• Kurgan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 131357497^[17].
• Kurgan's GND ID is recorded as 4331764-9^[18].
• Kurgan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81053504^[19].
• Kurgan's postal code is recorded as 640000–640032^[20].
• Kurgan's Commons category is recorded as Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast^[21].
• Kurgan's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 4676636^[22].
• Kurgan's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:00^[23].
• Kurgan's local dialing code is recorded as 3522^[24].
• +1679-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kurgan^[25].
• Kurgan's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.440833333333, 'lon': 65.341111111111}^[26].
• Kurgan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03w7fw^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Russia^[5], a sovereign state^[28], in Russia^[29], founded in 1991^[30]; Russian Empire^[6], an empire^[31], in Russian Empire^[32], founded in 1721^[33]; and Tsardom of Russia^[7], a sovereign state^[34], in Tsardom of Russia^[35], founded in 1547^[36]. Kurgan is located in Kurgan Urban Okrug^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Kurgan's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+393'}^[37]. Kurgan's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+75'}^[38]. Population counts include {'amount': '+322675'}^[39], {'amount': '+333606'}^[40], {'amount': '+332803'}^[41], {'amount': '+327898'}^[42], {'amount': '+325565'}^[43], and {'amount': '+325720'}^[44].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city or town^[9] and big city^[10].

History and Context

+1679-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kurgan^[25].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kurgan include Kurgan Airport^[45], an airport^[46], in Russia^[47].

Why It Matters

Kurgan ranks in the top 8% of city_or_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month).^[2] Kurgan has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] Kurgan is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for Kurgan include Kurgan Airport^[45], an airport^[46], in Russia^[47].

FAQs

What awards did Kurgan receive?

Honors received include Order of the Red Banner of Labour^[3].