| Stavropol Krai | |||
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| — Federal Subject of Russia — | |||
| Ставропольский край | |||
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| Country | Russia | ||
| Political status | Krai | ||
| Federal District | North Caucasus | ||
| Economic Region | North Caucasus | ||
| Official language | Russian | ||
| Established | Jan 10, 1934 | ||
| Administrative center | Stavropol | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Legislature | ||
| • Body | State Duma | ||
| • Governor | Valery Gayevsky | ||
| Area | |||
| • Federal Subject of Russia | 66,500 km2 (25,700 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Federal Subject of Russia | 2,786,100 | ||
| • Rank | 14th | ||
| • Urban | 57.2% | ||
| • Rural | 42.8% | ||
| ISO 3166 code | RU-STA | ||
| Vehicle registration | 26 | ||
Stavropol Krai (Russian: Ставропо́льский край, Stavropolsky kray) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai). Its administrative center is the city of Stavropol.
Geography[]
Stavropol Krai encompasses the central part of the Fore-Caucasus and most of the Northern slopes of Caucasus Major. It borders with Rostov Oblast, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Kalmykia, the Republic of Dagestan, the Chechen Republic, the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, and the Karachay-Cherkess Republic.
Stavropol is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude.
Demographics[]
Population: 2,735,139 (2002 Census); 2,410,379 (1989 Census). The population of Stavropol Krai is concentrated in the Kuban River and Kuma River drainage basin, which used to be traditional Cossack land (see History of Cossacks). The Kuban Cossacks are now generally considered to be ethnic Russians, even though they are still an important minority in their own right in this area. Other notable ethnic groups include the Armenians (mostly Christian Hamsheni) who have been settling here since at least the 18th century.
Ethnic groups: The 2002 Census counted thirty-three ethnic groups of more than two thousand persons each, making this federal subject one of the most multicultural in Russia. The inhabitants identified themselves as belonging to more than 140 different ethnic groups, as shown in the following table:
| Population | Ethnicity | Percentage of total population |
|---|---|---|
| 2,231,759 | Russians | 81.6% |
| 149,249 | Armenians | 5.46% |
| 45,892 | Ukrainians | 1.68% |
| 40,218 | Dargins | 1.47% |
| 34,078 | Greeks | 1.25% |
| 20,680 | Nogais | 0.76% |
| 19,094 | Gypsies | 1.47% |
| 15,146 | Karachay | 0.55% |
| 15,069 | Azeris | 0.55% |
| 13,937 | Turkmens | 0.51% |
| 13,208 | Chechens | 0.50% |
| 12,988 | Tatars | 0.5% |
| 8,047 | Germans | 0.28% |
| 7,772 | Ossetians | 0.26% |
| 7,484 | Turks | 0.26% |
| 5,744 | Kumyks | 0.22% |
| 3,902 | Kazakhs | 0.2% |
| 3,300 | Abazin | 0.17% |
A further 0.26% of the inhabitants declined to state their nationality on the census questionnaire.[1]
Vital Statistics for 2007: Source
- Birth Rate: 11.22 per 1,000
- Death Rate: 13.32 per 1,000
- Net Immigration: +3.5 per 1,000
- NGR: -0.21% per Year
- PGR: +0.14% per Year
Administrative divisions[]
Stavropol Krai is divided into 26 rayons (districts} and 10 urban okrugs (urban circles). Together they include 12 towns, 24 urban-type settlements, and 224 selsoviets.
Urban Okrugs (Circles)
| № | Coat of Arms | Name of Urban okrug |
Area (km²) |
Population (2011). |
Population Rank |
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| I | 
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Stavropol | 244.8 | 399 800 | 1 |
| II | 
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Budyonnovsk | 73.32 | 64 732 | 8 |
| III | 
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Georgievsk | 25.0 | 72 116 | 7 |
| IV | 
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Yessentuki | 55.0 | 101 109 | 5 |
| V | 
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Zheleznovodsk | 93.17 | 24 501 | 9 |
| VI | 
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Kislovodsk | 71.83 | 128 426 | 3 |
| VII | 
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Lermontov | 30.0 | 22 557 | 10 |
| VIII | 
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Nevinnomysk | 80.0 | 118 203 | 4 |
| IX | 
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Pyatigorsk | 97.0 | 142 549 | 2 |
| X | 
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Mineralnye Vody | 51.7 | 76 832 | 6 |
Aleksandrovskoye
Andropov
Blagodarnyi
Budyonnovsk
Georgievsk
Grachyovka
Ipatovo
Kirov
Krasnogardeiskoye
LevokumskoyeVody
Neftekumsk
Novo-
aleksandrovsk
Novoselitskoye
Petrovsk
Predgorny
Sovyet
Stepnoye
Trunovsk
Shpakovsk
Rayons (Districts):
| № | Coat of Arms | Name of rayon | Area (km²) |
Area rank |
Population '000 (2010) |
Population rank |
Аdministrative center |
Population '000 (2010) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Aleksandrovskoye Rayon | 2014.3 | 17 | 50,061 | 15 | Aleksandrovskoye | 27,396 |
| 2 |
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Andropov Rayon | 2388.0 | 12 | 34,326 | 20 | Kursavka | 11,215 |
| 3 | - | Apanasenkov Rayon | 3584.0 | 5 | 33,954 | 21 | Divnoe | 14,058 |
| 4 | - | Arzgir Rayon | 3383.4 | 6 | 26,421 | 23 | Arzgir | 14,797 |
| 5 |
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Blagodarnyi Rayon | 2471.0 | 10 | 63,033 | 13 | Blagodarnyi | 32,739 |
| 6 |
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Budyonnovsk | 3130.0 | 7 | 142,271 | 1 | Budyonnovsk | 64,732 |
| 7 |
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Georgievsk Rayon | 1919.7 | 19 | 92,131 | 5 | Georgievsk | - |
| 8 |
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Grachyovka Rayon | 1794.0 | 22 | 36,027 | 19 | Grachyovka | 6,238 |
| 9 | - | Izobilnyi | 1935.0 | 19 | 100,115 | 4 | Izobilnyi | 40,518 |
| 10 | -
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Ipatovo Rayon | 4036.0 | 2 | 64,821 | 11 | Ipatovo | 26,046 |
| 11 |
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Kirov Rayon | 1340.0 | 26 | 66,348 | 10 | Novopavlovsk | 26,553 |
| 12 | - | Kochubeyevskoye Rayon | 2363.4 | 12 | 76,708 | 7 | Kochubeyevskoye | 26,800 |
| 13 |
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Krasnogardeiskoye Rayon | 2263.0 | 14 | 40,032 | 18 | Krasnogardeiskoye | 15,944 |
| 14 | - | Kurskaya Rayon | 3700.0 | 4 | 54,100 | 14 | Kurskaya | 11,824 |
| 15 |
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Levokumskoye Rayon | 4687.2 | 1 | 41,545 | 17 | Levokumskoye | 11,176 |
| 16 | - | Mineralnye Vody Rayon | 1495.0 | 25 | 45,553 | 16 | Mineralnye Vody | - |
| 17 |
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Neftekumsk Rayon | 3797.0 | 3 | 68,733 | 9 | Neftekumsk | 27,716 |
| 18 |
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Novoaleksandrovsk Rayon | 2015.7 | 17 | 64,161 | 12 | Novoaleksandrovsk | 26,741 |
| 19 |
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Novoselitskoye Rayon | 1724.5 | 23 | 25,265 | 25 | Novoselitskoye | 8,569 |
| 20 |
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Petrovsk Rayon | 2761.0 | 8 | 78,283 | 6 | Svetlograd | 38,496 |
| 21 |
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Predgorny Rayon | 2072.6 | 16 | 106,295 | 3 | Yessentukskaya | 20,173 |
| 22 |
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Sovyet Rayon | 2089.0 | 15 | 70,796 | 8 | Zelenokumsk | 35,769 |
| 23 |
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Stepnoye Rayon | 1887.0 | 21 | 22,730 | 26 | Stepnoye | 5,951 |
| 24 |
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Trunovsk Rayon | 1685.0 | 23 | 34,291 | 22 | Donskoye | 14,925 |
| 25 | - | Turkmensk Rayon | 2626 | 9 | 26,002 | 24 | Letnyaya Stavka | 4,881 |
| 26 |
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Shpakovsk Rayon | 2363.0 | 13 | 112,530 | 2 | Mikhailovsk | 71,162 |
Agriculture[]
Irrigated agriculture is well developed in the region. As of the beginning of 2001, Stavropol Krai had 3361 km of irrigation canals, of which 959 km were lined (i.e. had concrete or stone walls, rather than merely soil walls, to reduce the loss of water).[2]
Among the major irrigation canals are:[2]
- Nevinnomyssk Canal (Невинномысский канал), the trunk of the Kuban-Yegorlyk Irrigation System.
- The Great Stavropol Canal (Большой Ставропольский канал), transporting water from the Kuban River eastward across the entire krai.
- The Terek-Kuma Canal and Kuma-Manych Canal, transporting water from the Terek River via the Kuma River to the East Manych River.
See also[]
- North Caucasus Krai
- Fyodor Kulakov, a former Soviet Governor of Stavropol Krai and was Brezhnev's apparent heir
Notes[]
- ^ (2002) "National Composition of Population for Regions of the Russian Federation" (XLS). Retrieved on 2006-07-20.
- ^ a b Общая информация О водных ресурсах края (General information about the water resources of the krai), from the regional government site. (Russian)
References[]
- Государственная Дума Ставропольского края. №6-кз 12 октября 1994 г. «Устав (основной закон) Ставропольского края», в ред. Закона №34-кз от 10 июня 2008 г. (State Duma of Stavropol Krai. #6-kz October 12, 1994 Charter (Basic Law) of Stavropol Krai, as amended by the Law #34-kz of June 10, 2008. ).
External links[]
- (English) News and events of Stavropol Krai
- (Russian) Stavropol Krai News Portal
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