Makushino () is a
town
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and the
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
of
Makushinsky District
Makushinsky District () is an administrativeLaw #316 and municipalLaw #419 district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kurgan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the t ...
in
Kurgan Oblast
Kurgan Oblast () is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Kurgan. According to the 2021 Census, the population was 776,661, down from 910,807 recorded in the 2010 Census.
History
Formed by De ...
,
Russia
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, located east of
Kurgan
A kurgan is a type of tumulus (burial mound) constructed over a grave, often characterized by containing a single human body along with grave vessels, weapons, and horses. Originally in use on the Pontic–Caspian steppe, kurgans spread into mu ...
, the administrative center of the
oblast
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. Population:
History
It was founded by the migrant peasants who moved there from Central Russia. In 1896, a railway station was built in the vicinity and the settlement grew up around it. Town status was granted to it in 1963.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Makushino serves as the
administrative center
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
of
Makushinsky District
Makushinsky District () is an administrativeLaw #316 and municipalLaw #419 district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kurgan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the t ...
.
[Law #316] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Makushinsky District as Makushino
Town Under District Jurisdiction.
As a
municipal division, Makushino Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Makushinsky Municipal District as Makushino Urban Settlement.
[Law #419]
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Cities and towns in Kurgan Oblast