Kropotkin, 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 |
| Administratively subordinated to | Town of Kropotkin |
| Administrative center of | Town of Kropotkin,Kavkazsky District |
| Municipal status (as of June 2009) | |
| Municipal district | Kavkazsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Kropotkinskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Kavkazsky Municipal District, Kropotkinskoye Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 80,765 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 205th |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | late 18th century |
| Town status since | 1921 |
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Kropotkin (Russian: Кропо́ткин) is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Kuban River. Population: 80,765 (2010 Census);79,185 (2002 Census);75,929 (1989 Census); 70,000 (1972); 42,000 (1939); 27,000 (1926).
It was founded as Romanovsky Khutor in the late 18th century, and was renamed Kropotkin (in honor of Peter Kropotkin) in 1921, when it was granted town status.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the Town of Kropotkin—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Kropotkin is incorporated within Kavkazsky Municipal District as Kropotkinskoye Urban Settlement.
The town's railway station is named Kavkazskaya.
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