Svetlograd

Svetlograd (English) Светлоград (Russian)
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Location of Stavropol Krai in Russia
Svetlograd Location of Svetlograd in Stavropol Krai
Coordinates: 45°21′N 42°51′E / 45.350°N 42.850°E / 45.350; 42.850Coordinates: 45°21′N 42°51′E / 45.350°N 42.850°E / 45.350; 42.850

Coat of arms	Flag
Administrative status (as of July 2012)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Stavropol Krai
Administrative district	Petrovsky District
Town	Svetlograd
Administrative center of	Petrovsky District, Town of Svetlograd
Municipal status (as of July 2011)
Municipal district	Petrovsky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Svetlograd Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Petrovsky Municipal District, Svetlograd Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	38,520 inhabitants
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded	1750
Town status since	1965
Previous names	Petrovskoye (until 1965)
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Svetlograd (Russian: Светлогра́д) is a town and the administrative center of Petrovsky District in Stavropol Krai, Russia, located on the Kalaus River, 85 kilometers (53 mi) northeast of Stavropol, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 38,520 (2010 Census);39,370 (2002 Census);37,213 (1989 Census).

It was founded in 1750 as the village of Petrovskoye (Петро́вское). It was granted town status and renamed Svetlograd in 1965.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Svetlograd serves as the administrative center of Petrovsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Petrovsky District as the Town of Svetlograd. As a municipal division, the Town of Svetlograd is incorporated within Petrovsky Municipal District as Svetlograd Urban Settlement.

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