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Korkino, Chelyabinsk Oblast

Korkino Коркино
Town[1]
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Korkino
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Coordinates: 54°54′N 61°25′E / 54.900°N 61.417°E / 54.900; 61.417
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chelyabinsk Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Korkinsky District[1]
Town	Korkino[1]
Founded	second half of the 18th century
Town status since	October 2, 1942
Elevation	243 m (797 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	38,597
Administrative status
• Capitalof	Korkinsky District,[1] Town of Korkino[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Korkinsky Municipal District[1]
• Urban settlement	Korkinskoye Urban Settlement[1]
• Capitalof	Korkinsky Municipal District,[1] Korkinskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	456550, 456551, 456554, 456555, 456559
OKTMOID	75633101001
Website	www.korkino74.ru

Korkino (Russian: Ко́ркино) is a town and the administrative centerofKorkinsky DistrictinChelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the eastern slope of the Southern Ural Mountains, 42 kilometers (26 mi) south of Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 38,597 (2010 Russian census);^[2] 41,501 (2002 Census);^[6] 45,198 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

It was founded as a village of the same name in the second half of the 18th century.^{[citation needed]} It was granted town status on October 2, 1942.^{[citation needed]}

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Korkino serves as the administrative centerofKorkinsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Korkinsky District as the Town of Korkino.^[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Korkino is incorporated within Korkinsky Municipal District as Korkinskoye Urban Settlement.^[1]

Korkino is an important coal-mining center. Coal is no longer mined in the city, the mine is flooded with water.

Mountain climber Anatoli Boukreev was born here in 1958. Professional hockey player Artemi Panarin was raised by his grandparents in Korkino from 1992 onward. He currently plays for the New York Rangers.

• Законодательное Собрание Челябинской области. Постановление №161 от 25 мая 2006 г. «Об утверждении перечня муниципальных образований (административно-территориальных единиц) Челябинской области и населённых пунктов, входящих в их состав», в ред. Постановления №2255 от 23 октября 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в перечень муниципальных образований (административно-территориальных единиц) Челябинской области и населённых пунктов, входящих в их состав». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Южноуральская панорама", №111–112, 14 июня 2006 г. (Legislative Assembly of Chelyabinsk Oblast. Resolution #161 of November 25, 2006 On Adoption of the Registry of the Municipal Formations (Administrative-Territorial Units) of Chelyabinsk Oblast and of the Inhabited Localities They Comprise, as amended by the Resolution #2255 of October 23, 2014 On Amending the Registry of the Municipal Formations (Administrative-Territorial Units) of Chelyabinsk Oblast and of the Inhabited Localities They Comprise. Effective as of the official publication date.).