Kurgan Oblast

Kurgan Oblast
Курганская область
Anthem: Anthem of Kurgan Oblast
Coordinates: 55°34′N 64°45′E / 55.567°N 64.750°E / 55.567; 64.750
CountryRussia
Federal districtUral
Economic regionUral
Administrative centerKurgan
Government
  BodyOblast Duma
  GovernorVadim Shumkov
Area
  Total
71,488 km2 (27,602 sq mi)
  Rank43rd
Population
  Total
776,661
  Estimate 
(2018)
845,537
  Rank59th
  Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
  Urban
63.9%
  Rural
36.1%
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
ISO 3166 codeRU-KGN
License plates45
OKTMO ID37000000
Official languagesRussian
Websitehttp://www.kurganobl.ru/

Kurgan Oblast (Russian: Курга́нская о́бласть, romanized: Kurganskaya oblastʹ) 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.