Kushva () is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located in the Ural Mountains near Yekaterinburg. Population:

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 () to Kushva. Currently it is stagnant and its population is decreasing as most of the mining industry closed down.

On June 22, 2026, a powerful IF3 tornado moved through the town, destroying roofs and residential buildings, destroying 30 houses, and causing major damage to the town, injuring 16 people

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—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Kushva and twelve rural localities are incorporated as Kushvinsky Urban Okrug. The town of Verkhnyaya Tura is incorporated separately as Verkhnyaya Tura Urban Okrug.

Honors

A crater on Mars was named in honor of the town.

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