Kurgan

Summary

Kurgan is a city or town^[1]. Kurgan ranks in the top 8% of city_or_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (537 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 instance of is recorded as city or town^[8].
• Kurgan's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Kurgan's flag is recorded as flag of Kurgan^[10].
• Kurgan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Appleton^[11].
• Kurgan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rufina^[12].
• Kurgan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yulin^[13].
• Kurgan's postal code is recorded as 640000–640032^[14].
• Kurgan's Commons category is recorded as Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast^[15].
• Kurgan's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:00^[16].
• Kurgan's local dialing code is recorded as 3522^[17].
• January 1, 1679 marks the founding of Kurgan^[18].
• Kurgan's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.440833333333, 'lon': 65.341111111111}^[19].
• Kurgan's official website is recorded as https://www.kurgan-city.ru/^[20].
• Kurgan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast^[21].
• Kurgan has a population of {'amount': '+322675'}^[22].
• Kurgan has a population of {'amount': '+333606'}^[23].
• Kurgan has a population of {'amount': '+332803'}^[24].
• Kurgan has a population of {'amount': '+327898'}^[25].
• Kurgan has a population of {'amount': '+325565'}^[26].
• Kurgan has a population of {'amount': '+325720'}^[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 covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+393'}^[37]. Kurgan sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+75'}^[38]. Population counts include {'amount': '+322675'}^[22], {'amount': '+333606'}^[23], {'amount': '+332803'}^[24], {'amount': '+327898'}^[25], {'amount': '+325565'}^[26], and {'amount': '+325720'}^[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city or town^[8] and big city^[9].

History and Context

January 1, 1679 marks the founding of Kurgan^[18].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kurgan include Kurgan Airport^[39], an airport^[40], in Russia^[41].

Why It Matters

Kurgan ranks in the top 8% of city_or_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (537 views/month).^[2] Kurgan has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] Kurgan is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Kurgan include Kurgan Airport^[39], an airport^[40], in Russia^[41].

FAQs

What awards did Kurgan receive?

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