Mikhaylovsk, Stavropol Krai
| Mikhaylovsk (in English) Михайловск (Russian) |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Stavropol Krai |
| Administrative district | Shpakovsky District |
| Town | Mikhaylovsk |
| Administrative center of | Shpakovsky District, Town of Mikhaylovsk |
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| Municipal district | Shpakovsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Mikhaylovsk Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Shpakovsky Municipal District, Mikhaylovsk Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 70,981 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1784 |
| Town status since | 1999 |
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Mikhaylovskoye (until 1963), Shpakovskoye (until 1999) |
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Mikhaylovsk (Russian: Миха́йловск) is a town and the administrative center of Shpakovsky District in Stavropol Krai, Russia, located along the Tashla River, 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) northeast of Stavropol, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 70,981 (2010 Census);58,153 (2002 Census);42,993 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1784 as the village of Mikhaylovskoye (Миха́йловское) and later became a Cossack stanitsa. In 1870, it lost its military significance and was demoted back to rural status. In 1963, it was renamed Shpakovskoye (Шпа́ковское). It was granted town status and given its present name in 1999.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mikhaylovsk serves as the administrative center of Shpakovsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated within Shpakovsky District as the Town of Mikhaylovsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Mikhaylovsk is incorporated within Shpakovsky Municipal District as Mikhaylovsk Urban Settlement.
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