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Tuapse
Town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tuapse (Russian: Туапсе́; Adyghe: Тӏуапсэ [tʷʼapsə]) is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated on the northeast shore of the Black Sea, south of Gelendzhik and north of Sochi. Population: 61,571 (2021 Census);[12] 63,292 (2010 Russian census);[6] 64,238 (2002 Census);[13] 63,081 (1989 Soviet census).[14]
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Tuapse
Туапсе | |
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![]() Black Sea coast near Tuapse in November | |
Coordinates: 44°06′16″N 39°04′38″E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Krasnodar Krai[1] |
Founded | 1864[2] |
Town status since | ca. 1896[2] |
Government | |
• Body | Council[3] |
• Head[4] | Alexander Chekhov[5] |
Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 63,292 |
• Rank | 250th in 2010 |
• Subordinated to | Town of Tuapse[1] |
• Capital of | Town of Tuapse,[1] Tuapsinsky District[1] |
• Municipal district | Tuapsinsky Municipal District[7] |
• Urban settlement | Tuapsinskoye Urban Settlement[7] |
• Capital of | Tuapsinsky Municipal District,[7] Tuapsinskoye Urban Settlement[7] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ![]() |
Postal code(s)[9] | 352800–352803, 352808, 352859 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 86167[10] |
OKTMO ID | 03655101001 |
Town Day | First Sunday of July[11] |
Website | adm |
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Tuapse is a sea port and the northern center of a resort zone which extends south to Sochi.