Shumikha
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Shumikhinsky District
Shumikhinsky District is an administrative district , one of the 24 in Kurgan Oblast, Russia....
of Kurgan Oblast
Kurgan Oblast
Kurgan Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kurgan. Population: -History:The oblast was formed on February 6, 1943, just when the Soviet Army decisively defeated Hitler's forces near Stalingrad...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located 133 kilometres (82.6 mi) west of Kurgan. Population:
It was founded in 1892 as a settlement around the railway station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
of the same name (opened in 1896). It was granted town status in 1944.