Kurya, Kuryinsky District, Altai Krai

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Kurya (Russian: Курья) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Kuryinsky District of Altai Krai, Russia. Population: 3,835(2010 census);[3] 4,292(2002 census);[7] 4,394(1989 Soviet census).[8]

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Kurya is located in Russia
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Location of Kurya
Kurya is located in Altai Krai
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Kurya (Altai Krai)
Coordinates: 51°36′06″N 82°17′22″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectAltai Krai
Administrative districtKuryinsky District[1]
SelsovietSelsovietKuryinsky Selsoviet[2]
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Population
  Total
3,835
  Estimate 
(2021)
3,426 (−10.7%)
  Capital ofKuryinsky District,[1] Kuryinsky Selsoviet[2]
  Municipal districtKuryinsky Municipal District[4]
  Rural settlementKuryinsky Selsoviet Rural Settlement[4]
  Capital ofKuryinsky Municipal District,[4] Kuryinsky Selsoviet Rural Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code[6]
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OKTMO ID01623466101
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It is the place of birth of Mikhail Kalashnikov. In November 2013 a museum dedicated to him was opened in the town, in a century-old wooden school house where Kalashnikov used to study. Kalashnikov, who turned 94 years old at the time of the opening, said he was unable to attend the opening ceremony due to poor health (he died only the following month). Kalashnikov had donated numerous personal items to the museum, including an honorary professor's robe from Harvard University and a letter from late Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, who traveled to Russia in 2009 to personally congratulate Kalashnikov on his 90th birthday.[9]

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