Kushva
Town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
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Kushva (Russian: Кушва) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located in the Ural Mountains near Yekaterinburg. Population: 30,167 (2010 census);[2] 35,555 (2002 census);[6] 43,096 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
Kushva
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Kushva town hall, September 2014 | |
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 Interactive map of Kushva | |
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| Coordinates: 58°17′N 59°44′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sverdlovsk Oblast[1] |
| Founded | 1735 |
| Town status since | 1926 |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 30,167 |
• Estimate (2025) | 26,347 (−12.7%) |
| • Subordinated to | Town of Kushva[1] |
| • Capital of | Town of Kushva |
| • Urban okrug | Kushvinsky Urban Okrug[3] |
| • Capital of | Kushvinsky Urban Okrug[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2  [4]) |
| Postal code[5] | 624300–624303 |
| OKTMO ID | 65748000001 |
History
Originally a mining settlement founded in 1735 at the Blagodat Mountain to explore its iron ore deposits, it was granted town status in 1926 and was then renamed from Kushvinsky Zavod (Кушвинский Завод) to Kushva.[citation needed] Currently it is stagnant and its population is decreasing as most of the mining industry closed down.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of the administrative divisions, it is, together with the town of Verkhnyaya Tura and twelve rural localities, incorporated as the Town of Kushva[1]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[8] As a municipal division, Kushva and twelve rural localities are incorporated as Kushvinsky Urban Okrug.[3] The town of Verkhnyaya Tura is incorporated separately as Verkhnyaya Tura Urban Okrug.[3]