Korenovsk
| Korenovsk (English) Кореновск (Russian) |
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 A sign in Korenovsk marking the geographical center of Krasnodar Krai |
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.svg) Location of Krasnodar Krai in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of May 2013) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Krasnodar Krai |
| Administrative district | Korenovsky District |
| Town | Korenovsk |
| Administrative center of | Korenovsky District, Town of Korenovsk |
| Municipal status (as of June 2009) | |
| Municipal district | Korenovsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Korenovskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Korenovsky Municipal District, Korenovskoye Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 41,166 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1794 |
| Town status since | 1961 |
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Korenovskoye (until end of the 19th century), Korenovskaya (until 1961) |
| Postal code(s) | 353180 — 353187 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 86142 |
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Korenovsk (Russian: Корено́вск) is a town and the administrative center of Korenovsky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the Beysuzhyok Levy River (a tributary of the Beysug) 64 kilometers (40 mi) northeast of Krasnodar. Population: 41,166 (2010 Census);40,844 (2002 Census);35,768 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1794 by Cossacks of the Black Sea Cossack Army as Korenovskoye (Корено́вское), called so to commemorate a kurin of the same name in the Zaporozhian Host. Since the end of the 19th century, it had been known as the stanitsa of Korenovskaya (Корено́вская). During the Second World War, the local Jewish community was murdered by an Einsatzgruppe on ancient trenches of the aerodrome. Town status was granted to it in 1961.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Korenovsk serves as the administrative center of Korenovsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with four rural localities, incorporated within Korenovsky District as the Town of Korenovsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Korenovsk is incorporated within Korenovsky Municipal District as Korenovskoye Urban Settlement.
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