Shumikha (Russian: Шуми́ха) is a town and the administrative center of Shumikhinsky District in Kurgan Oblast, Russia, located 133 kilometers (83 mi) west of Kurgan, the administrative center of the oblast.

[7] It was founded in 1892 as a settlement around the railway station of the same name (opened in 1896).

[citation needed] It was granted town status in 1944.

[citation needed] Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shumikha serves as the administrative center of Shumikhinsky District.

[1] As a municipal division, Shumikha Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Shumikhinsky Municipal District as Shumikha Urban Settlement.