Murashi (Russian: Мураши́) is a town and the administrative center of Murashinsky District in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located 112 kilometers (70 mi) northwest of Kirov, the administrative center of the oblast, on the Kirov–Syktyvkar highway. Population: 6,750 (2010 Russian census);[2] 7,650 (2002 Census);[6] 10,059 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
Murashi Мураши | |
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 Murashi railroad station, Murashi | |
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  Murashi Location of Murashi  Murashi Murashi (Kirov Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 59°24′N 48°59′E / 59.400°N 48.983°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kirov Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Murashinsky District[1] |
| Town | Murashi[1] |
| Founded | 1895 |
| Town status since | 1944 |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,750 |
| • Capital of | Murashinsky District,[1] Town of Murashi[1] |
| • Municipal district | Murashinsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Urban settlement | Murashinskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
| • Capital of | Murashinsky Municipal District,[3] Murashinskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [4]) |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 613710, 613711 |
| OKTMO ID | 33624101001 |
History
It was founded in 1895 as a settlement due to the construction of the railway station on the Vyatka–Kotlas railway.[citation needed] It was granted town status in 1944.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Murashi serves as the administrative center of Murashinsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with ten rural localities, incorporated within Murashinsky District as the Town of Murashi.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Murashi is incorporated within Murashinsky Municipal District as Murashinskoye Urban Settlement.[3]
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- Законодательное Собрание Кировской области. Закон №203-ЗО от 4 декабря 2007 г. «О реестре административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Кировской области», в ред. Закона №350-ЗО от 11 ноября 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Кировской области». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Вятский край", №227(4115), 11 декабря 2007 г. (Legislative Assembly of Kirov Oblast. Law #203-ZO of December 4, 2007 On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of Kirov Oblast, as amended by the Law #350-ZO of November 11, 2013 On Amending Various Laws of Kirov Oblast. Effective as of the day following ten days after the day of the official publication.).
- Законодательное Собрание Кировской области. Закон №284-ЗО от 7 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Кировской области и наделении их статусом муниципального района, городского округа, городского поселения, сельского поселения», в ред. Закона №350-ЗО от 11 ноября 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Кировской области». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Вятский край", №233–234 (3401–3402), 21 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Kirov Oblast. Law #284-ZO of December 7, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Kirov Oblast and on Granting Them the Municipal District, Urban Okrug, Urban Settlement, Rural Settlement Status, as amended by the Law #350-ZO of November 11, 2013 On Amending Various Laws of Kirov Oblast. Effective as of after 10 days from the day of the official publication.).