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Sim, Chelyabinsk Oblast

Sim Сим
Town[1]
A view of Sim.
Coat of arms
Location of Sim
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Coordinates: 54°59′N 57°42′E / 54.983°N 57.700°E / 54.983; 57.700
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chelyabinsk Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Ashinsky District[1]
Town	Sim[1]
Founded	1759
Town status since	November 13, 1942
Elevation	200 m (700 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	14,466
Administrative status
• Capitalof	Town of Sim[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Ashinsky Municipal District[1]
• Urban settlement	Simskoye Urban Settlement[1]
• Capitalof	Simskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	456020, 456021
OKTMOID	75609105001
Website	www.gorodsim.ru

Sim (Russian: Сим) is a towninAshinsky DistrictofChelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Sim River, 340 kilometers (210 mi) west of Chelyabinsk and is the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 14,466 (2010 Russian census);^[2] 16,377 (2002 Census);^[6] 20,164 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

History[edit]

It was founded in 1759 and named Simsky Zavod (Си́мский Заво́д, lit. Sim's Plant). The settlement was formed around an ironworks.^{[citation needed]} It was renamed Sim and granted town status on November 13, 1942.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status[edit]

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated within Ashinsky District, together with two rural localities, as the Town of Sim.^[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Sim is incorporated within Ashinsky Municipal District as Simskoye Urban Settlement.^[1]

Notable people[edit]

It is the birthplace of Igor Kurchatov, a famous Soviet/Russian physicist.

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• 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.).