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Furmanov (Russian: Фу́рманов) is a town and the administrative center of Furmanovsky District in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. Population: 36,144 (2010 Census); 40,874 (2002 Census); 46,182 (1989 Census).
Contents
- Map of Furmanov Ivanovo Oblast Russia
- History
- Administrative and municipal status
- Twin towns and sister cities
- References
Map of Furmanov, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia
History
In 1918, it was incorporated as the town of Sereda (Середа). On March 13, 1941, it was renamed Furmanov after writer and Bolshevik Dmitry Furmanov.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Furmanov serves as the administrative center of Furmanovsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. 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.
As a municipal division, the town of Furmanov is incorporated within Furmanovsky Municipal District as Furmanovskoye Urban Settlement.
Twin towns and sister cities
Furmanov is twinned with the town of Domodedovo in Moscow Oblast, Russia.