Shumikha (Russian: Шуми́ха) is a town and the administrative center of Shumikhinsky District in Kurgan Oblast, Russia, located 133 kilometers (83 mi) west of Kurgan, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 17,819 (2010 Russian census);[2] 19,083 (2002 Census);[6] 21,984 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
Shumikha Шумиха | |
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.jpg) Shumikha Rail Station | |
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Location of Shumikha  | |
  Shumikha Location of Shumikha  Shumikha Shumikha (Kurgan Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 55°14′N 63°18′E / 55.233°N 63.300°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kurgan Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Shumikhinsky District[1] |
| Town under district jurisdiction | Shumikha[1] |
| Founded | 1892 |
| Town status since | 1944 |
| Elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 17,819 |
| • Capital of | Shumikhinsky District,[1] Shumikha Town Under District Jurisdiction[1] |
| • Municipal district | Shumikhinsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Urban settlement | Shumikha Urban Settlement[3] |
| • Capital of | Shumikhinsky Municipal District,[3] Shumikha Urban Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2  [4]) |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 641100–641102, 641109 |
| OKTMO ID | 37642101001 |
History
It was founded in 1892 as a settlement around the railway station of the same name (opened in 1896).[citation needed] It was granted town status in 1944.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shumikha serves as the administrative center of Shumikhinsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Shumikhinsky District as Shumikha Town Under District Jurisdiction.[1] As a municipal division, Shumikha Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Shumikhinsky Municipal District as Shumikha Urban Settlement.[3]
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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. «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.).