Krasnodar, Russia
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 Top: View of Rosneft Building and Kubanonabenrezhnaya Street, Middle upper left: Krasnodar Splash Fountain, Middle lower left: Krasnodar Railway-1 Station, Middle right: Catherine 2 Monument, Bottom: Krasnodar Theater Square |
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.svg) Location of Krasnodar Krai in Russia |
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| City Day | Last non-working day of September |
| Administrative status (as of May 2013) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Krasnodar Krai |
| Administratively subordinated to | City of Krasnodar |
| Administrative center of | Krasnodar Krai, City of Krasnodar |
| Municipal status (as of February 2012) | |
| Urban okrug | Krasnodar Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Krasnodar Urban Okrug |
| Head | Vladimir Yevlanov |
| Representative body | City Duma |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 744,995 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 17th |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | January 12, 1794 |
| City status since | 1867 |
| Previous names | Yekaterinodar (until December 7, 1920) |
| Postal code(s) | 350000–350005, 350007, 350010–350012, 350014–350016, 350018–350020, 350033, 350035, 350038–350040, 350042, 350044, 350047, 350049, 350051, 350058, 350059, 350061–350067, 350072, 350075, 350078, 350080, 350086–350090, 350500, 350880, 350890, 350899–350901, 350910–350912, 350931, 350960, 350961, 350963–350965, 350991–350999 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 861 |
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| 2010 Census | 744,995 |
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| 2002 Census | 646,175 |
| 1989 Census | 620,516 |
| 1979 Census | 560,438 |
Krasnodar (Russian: Краснода́р; IPA: [krəsnɐˈdar]) is a city and the administrative center of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the Kuban River, approximately 148 kilometers (92 mi) northeast of the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 744,995.
Krasnodar was founded on January 12, 1794 (Gregorian calendar) as Yekaterinodar (Екатеринода́р). The original name meant "Catherine's Gift", recognizing both Catherine the Great's grant of land in the Kuban region to the Black Sea Cossacks (created from former Zaporozhian Cossacks) and Saint Catherine of Alexandria, who is considered to be the patron of the city. City status was granted in 1867.
On December 7, 1920, as a result of the October Revolution, Yekaterinodar was renamed Krasnodar (Gift of the Reds). The new name consists of Krasno- (Красно- – 'red', i.e. Communist, but also archaic/poetic form of 'beautiful'); and dar (дар – 'gift').
The city originated in 1793 as a military camp, then as a fortress built by the Cossacks to defend imperial borders and to assert Russian dominion over Circassia, a claim which Ottoman Turkey contested. In the first half of the 19th century, Yekaterinodar grew into a busy center of the Kuban Cossacks, gaining official town status in 1867. By 1888 about 45,000 people lived in the city, which had become a vital trade center for southern Russia. In 1897 an obelisk commemorating the two-hundred-year history of the Kuban Cossacks (seen as founded in 1696) was erected in Yekaterinodar.
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