Sim, Chelyabinsk Oblast

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Coordinates: 54°59′N 57°41′E / 54.983, 57.683

Coat of arms of Sim

Sim (Russian: Сим) is a town in Ashinsky District of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Sim River, 340 kilometers (211 mi) west of Chelyabinsk. Population: 15,900 (2005 est.); 16,377 (2002 Census); 20,164 (1989 Census).

It was founded in 1759 as Simsky Zavod (Си́мский Заво́д, lit. Sim's Plant), a settlement around an ironworks. It was renamed Sim and granted town status on November 13, 1942.

It is the birthplace of Igor Kurchatov, a famous Soviet/Russian physicist.

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Administrative center: Chelyabinsk

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