Novoalexandrovsk
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| Administrative status (as of September 2013) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Stavropol Krai |
| Administrative district | Novoalexandrovsky District |
| Town | Novoalexandrovsk |
| Administrative center of | Novoalexandrovsky District, Town of Novoalexandrovsk |
| Municipal status (as of July 2011) | |
| Municipal district | Novoalexandrovsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Novoalexandrovsk Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Novoalexandrovsky Municipal District, Novoalexandrovsk Urban Settlement |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 26,757 inhabitants |
| Density | 1,274/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1804 |
| Town status since | 1971 |
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Novo-Alexandrovskoye (until 1832), Novoalexandrovskaya (until 1971) |
| Postal code(s) | 356000–356003 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 86544 |
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Novoalexandrovsk (Russian: Новоалекса́ндровск) is a town and the administrative center of Novoalexandrovsky District in Stavropol Krai, Russia, located on the bank of the Rasshevatka River, 110 kilometers (68 mi) southwest of Stavropol, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 26,757 (2010 Census);27,315 (2002 Census);25,759 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1804 by settlers from Central Russia as the village of Novo-Alexandrovskoye (Но́во-Алекса́ндровское). In 1832, it was transformed into the Cossack stanitsa of Novoalexandrovskaya (Новоалекса́ндровская). It was granted town status and renamed Novoalexandrovsk in 1971.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Novoalexandrovsk serves as the administrative center of Novoalexandrovsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with the khutor of Verny, incorporated within Novoalexandrovsky District as the Town of Novoalexandrovsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Novoalexandrovsk is incorporated within Novoalexandrovsky Municipal District as Novoalexandrovsk Urban Settlement.
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