Tikhoretsk

Tikhoretsk (English) Тихорецк (Russian)
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Location of Krasnodar Krai in Russia
Tikhoretsk Location of Tikhoretsk in Krasnodar Krai
Coordinates: 45°52′N 40°08′E / 45.867°N 40.133°E / 45.867; 40.133Coordinates: 45°52′N 40°08′E / 45.867°N 40.133°E / 45.867; 40.133

Coat of arms	Flag
Administrative status (as of May 2013)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Krasnodar Krai
Administratively subordinated to	Town of Tikhoretsk
Administrative center of	Town of Tikhoretsk,Tikhoretsky District
Municipal status (as of June 2009)
Municipal district	Tikhoretsky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Tikhoretskoye Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Tikhoretsky Municipal District, Tikhoretskoye Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	61,823 inhabitants
- Rank in 2010	259th
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
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Tikhoretsk (Russian: Тихоре́цк) is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. Population: 61,823 (2010 Census);65,005 (2002 Census);67,105 (1989 Census).

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tikhoretsk serves as the administrative center of Tikhoretsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is, together with the territory of Prigorodnensky Rural Okrug (which comprises two rural localities), incorporated separately as the Town of Tikhoretsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Tikhoretsk is incorporated within Tikhoretsky Municipal District as Tikhoretskoye Urban Settlement.

The town is an important part of the southern rail network.