agricultural and industrial center on the Urals served by Trans-Siberian railroad. Industries
of the town include production of agricultural machinery and processing
food stuffs. Today enterprises of the town produce wheel tractors,
buses, medical products, designs for railway and automobile bridges,
agricultural and road machines, equipment for petroleum industry and
many other things.
About a half of the population work in the
industrial sector and agriculture. Others are engaged in trade and
public sector. According to a survey by Bank Austria, the oblast is 37th
among Russia's 89 regions in terms of investment climate.
Transportation
Kurgan is linked by railway to the
Russian cities of Yekaterinburg, Omsk and Chelyabinsk. There are two
railway stations in the city and the airport. The town is linked to the
shipping routes of the Ob-Irtysh system by the navigable Tobol River.
Culture
There are several theatres in Kurgan, including Kurgan State Drama Theatre and Gulliver Puppet Theatre, Arts Museum.
There are several educational institutions in Kurgan. There is Kurgan State University with 11 faculties, an Agricultural Academy and Military Institute. Kurgan is a tween city of Rufina, Italy and Appleton, USA.
