Furmanov
Фурманов | |
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Coordinates: 57°15′N 41°08′E / 57.250°N 41.133°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Ivanovo Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Furmanovsky District[1] |
Founded | 1918 |
Town status since | 1918[2] |
Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 36,144 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 33,905 (−6.2%) |
• Capital of | Furmanovsky District[1] |
• Municipal district | Furmanovsky Municipal District[5] |
• Urban settlement | Furmanovskoye Urban Settlement[5] |
• Capital of | Furmanovsky Municipal District,[5] Furmanovskoye Urban Settlement[5] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
Postal code(s)[7] | 155520, 155521, 155523, 155526, 155539 |
OKTMO ID | 24631101001 |
Website | www |
Furmanov (Russian: Фу́рманов) is a town and the administrative center of Furmanovsky District in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. Population: 29,715 (2021 Census);[8] 36,144 (2010 Russian census);[3] 40,874 (2002 Census);[9] 46,182 (1989 Soviet census).[10] It was previously known as Sereda (until March 13, 1941).[2]
In 1918, it was incorporated as the town of Sereda (Середа).[2] On March 13, 1941, it was renamed Furmanov after writer and Bolshevik Dmitry Furmanov.[citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Furmanov serves as the administrative center of Furmanovsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] Prior to the adoption of the Law #145-OZ On the Administrative-Territorial Division of Ivanovo Oblast in December 2010, it used to be incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[11]
As a municipal division, the town of Furmanov is incorporated within Furmanovsky Municipal District as Furmanovskoye Urban Settlement.[5]
Furmanov is twinned with the town of Domodedovo in Moscow Oblast, Russia.