Stavropol Region
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Stavropol Krai Ставропольский край (Russian) |
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| 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 | ||
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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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