Vesyoloye, Krasnodar Krai

Vesyoloye (in English) Весёлое (Russian)
-  Rural locality  - Selo
Location of Krasnodar Krai in Russia
Vesyoloye Location of Vesyoloye in Krasnodar Krai
Coordinates: 43°23′58″N 39°59′17″E / 43.39944°N 39.98806°E / 43.39944; 39.98806Coordinates: 43°23′58″N 39°59′17″E / 43.39944°N 39.98806°E / 43.39944; 39.98806
Administrative status
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Krasnodar Krai
Administratively subordinated to	City of Sochi
City district	Adlersky City District
Rural okrug	Nizhneshilovsky Rural Okrug
Municipal status
Urban okrug	Sochi Urban Okrug
Statistics
Population (2002 est.)	4,100 inhabitants
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)

Vesyoloye (Russian: Весёлое; IPA: [vʲɪsʲɵləjə]) is a rural locality (a selo) in Nizhneshilovsky Rural Okrug under the administrative jurisdiction of Adlersky City District of the City of Sochi. Population: 4,100 (2002 est.).

The locality's name in Russian means "cheerful" and was given due to its beautiful and "cheerful-looking" environs.

The Psou River divides Vesyoloye with Georgia and traffic between Russian and Georgia is regulated by the Psou border control center. Vesyoloye stands on the M27 Highway which terminates at the Russian-Georgian border.

Vesyoloye is notable for its Research Institute of Medical Primatology, established in 1927.

In 2008, an ethnographic museum opened in Vesyoloye, containing exhibits of archaic materials which various ethnic groups (Russians, Armenians, Adyghe, Georgians) in the region used.

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