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Stavropol Krai

Stavropol Krai
Ставропольский край (Russian)
—  Krai  —

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Coordinates: 45°03′N 43°16′E / 45.050°N 43.267°E / 45.050; 43.267Coordinates: 45°03′N 43°16′E / 45.050°N 43.267°E / 45.050; 43.267
Political status
Country Russia
Federal district North Caucasian
Economic region North Caucasus
Established October 17, 1924
Administrative center Stavropol
Government (as of May 2015)
 • Governor Vladimir Vladimirov
 • Legislature Duma
Statistics
Area (as of the 2002 Census)
 • Total 66,500 km2 (25,700 sq mi)
Area rank 45th
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 2,786,281
 • Rank 14th
 • Density 41.9/km2 (109/sq mi)
 • Urban 57.2%
 • Rural 42.8%
Population (January 2015 est.)
 • Total 2,799,600
Time zone(s) MSK (UTC+03:00)
ISO 3166-2 RU-STA
License plates 26
Official languages Russian
Official website

Stavropol Krai (Russian: Ставропо́льский край, tr. Stavropolsky kray; IPA: [stəvrɐˈpolʲskʲɪj kraj]) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai) in the North Caucasian Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Stavropol. Population: 2,786,281 (2010 Census).

The krai encompasses the central part of the Fore-Caucasus and most of the northern slopes of Caucasus Major. It borders with Rostov Oblast, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Kalmykia, the Republic of Dagestan, the Chechen Republic, the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, and the Karachay–Cherkess Republic.

The krai was established as North Caucasus Krai on October 17, 1924. After undergoing numerous administrative changes, it was renamed Ordzhonikidze Krai (Орджоникидзевский край), after Sergo Ordzhonikidze, in March 1937, and Stavropol Krai on January 12, 1943.


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