The town of Kurgan is an administrative center of Kurgan region. Kurgan region is located in the south of the West-Siberian Plain, in the Tobol basin. It borders the Republic of Kazakstan. The population of the region is 1,116,800 people which is 0.75% of Russia?s total. The population of Kurgan is 375 thousand people. The city has more than 300 years history.