Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast

The city of Kurgan (Russian: Курган, IPA: [kʊrˈgan]) functions as the administrative center of Kurgan Oblast in the south of the Urals Federal District of Russia. Population: 309,285 (2021), 333,606 (2010 Census) 345,515 (2002 Census) 355,517 (1989 Census).

Kurgan, city and administrative centre of Kurgan oblast (region), west-central Russia, on the Tobol River. In 1553 the fortified settlement of Tsaryovo Gorodishche was founded on a large ancient tumulus or artificial mound (Russian kurgan); it became a town in 1782, and by the late 19th century it was the focus of the surrounding farming area, especially after the building of the railways to Omsk, Chelyabinsk, and Yekaterinburg. The Tobol River, which is frozen from November until May, is navigable the rest of the year and links Kurgan to the Ob-Irtysh system. Agricultural and other machinery, medical preparations, and a wide range of foodstuffs are produced by local industries. The city has agricultural, teacher-training, and machine-building institutes. Pop. (2006 est.) 329,981.

The city of Kurgan (Russian: Курган, IPA: [kʊrˈgan]) functions as the administrative center of Kurgan Oblast in the south of the Urals Federal District of Russia. Population: 309,285 (2021), 333,606 (2010 Census) 345,515 (2002 Census) 355,517 (1989 Census).