Petukhovo
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Petukhovo (Russian: Петухо́во) is a town in and the administrative center of Petukhovsky District of Kurgan Oblast, Russia, situated on the Ishim Plain some 180 km southeast of Kurgan. Population: 12,100 (2005 est.); 12,661 (2002 Census); 14,584 (1989 Census).
Petukhovo was founded in 1892 as a settlement around a railway station of the Trans-Siberian Railway. In 1899, Petukhovo merged with the nearby village of Yudino. In 1944, it was granted town status.
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Cities and towns in Kurgan Oblast | ![]() |
Administrative center: Kurgan Dalmatovo | Kataysk | Kurtamysh | Makushino | Petukhovo | Shadrinsk | Shchuchye | Shumikha |