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Stavropol
capital city of Stavropol Krai in North Caucaus, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Stavropol (disambiguation).
Stavropol (/stævˈroʊpəl/; Russian: Ставрополь, tr. Stavropol', IPA: [ˈstavrəpəlʲ]) is a city and the administrative centre of Stavropol Krai, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 398,539.
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Stavropol
Ставрополь | |
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City[1] | |
Top:View of downtown Kaskad Fantanov area, Stavropol Saint Andrew Cathedral, Second:Vladimir Lenin Statue and Stavropol Duma Building, Third: Stavropol Gosudarstvennyy historical Museum, Tiflis Gate, Bottom:Stavropol Intourist Hotel, Red Guard Soldier monument (all items left to right) | |
Anthem: none[2] | |
Coordinates: 45°03′N 41°59′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Stavropol Krai[3] |
Founded | October 22, 1777[4] |
City status since | 1785[5] |
Government | |
• Body | City Duma[6] |
• Head[6] | Ivan Ulyanchenko |
Area | |
• Total | 277 km2 (107 sq mi) |
Elevation | 620 m (2,030 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 398,539 |
• Estimate (2018)[8] | 433,931 (+8.9%) |
• Rank | 47th in 2010 |
• Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
Administrative status | |
• Subordinated to | city of krai significance of Stavropol[1] |
• Capital of | Stavropol Krai[3], city of krai significance of Stavropol[1] |
Municipal status | |
• Urban okrug | Stavropol Urban Okrug[9] |
• Capital of | Stavropol Urban Okrug[9] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ![]() |
Postal code(s)[11] | 355000–355013, 355016–355021, 355024–355026, 355028–355032, 355035, 355037, 355038, 355040–355042, 355044, 355045, 355047 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 8652 |
OKTMO ID | 07701000001 |
Twin towns | Kars, Des Moines, Pazardzhik, Omsk, Astrakhan, Zhenjiang, Yerevan, Vladikavkaz, South-Eastern Administrative Okrug, Makhachkala, Feodosiia, Elista, Changzhou, Béziers, Temuco![]() |
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It was known as Voroshilovsk until January 12, 1943.[12]