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Kurtamyshsky District

human settlement in Russia

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionSep 12, 2026
Entity authorityQ1753860 ↗
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Kurtamyshsky District (Russian: Куртамы́шский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kurgan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,950 square kilometers (1,530 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kurtamysh. Population: 32,155 (2010 census); 38,176 (2002 Census); 46,820 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Kurtamysh accounts for 53.2% of the district's total population.

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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.

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