Krasnodar Krai is a federal subject of Russia, located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia and administratively a part of the Southern Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Krasnodar. The third most populous federal subject, the krai had a population of 5,838,273 as of the 2021 Census.
Krasnodar is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in southern Russia, with a population of 1,121,291 residents, and up to 1.226 million residents in the Urban Okrug. In the past decade Krasnodar has experienced rapid population growth, rising to become the thirteenth-largest city in Russia, and the second-largest city in southern Russia, as well as the Southern Federal District.
A krai is a type of federal subject of the Russian Federation. The country is divided into 85 federal subjects, of which nine are krais. Oblasts, another type of federal subject, are legally identical to krais and the difference between a political entity with the name "krai" or "oblast" is purely traditional; both are constituent entities equivalent in legal status in Russia with representation in the Federation Council. During the Soviet era, the autonomous oblasts could be subordinated to republics or krais, but not to oblasts. Outside of political terminology, both words have a very similar general meaning and can often be used interchangeably. When a distinction is desirable, "krai" is sometimes translated into English as "territory", while "oblast" can variously be translated to "province" or "region", but both of these translations are also reasonable interpretations of "krai".
Kuban is a historical and geographical region in the North Caucasus region of southern Russia surrounding the Kuban River, on the Black Sea between the Don Steppe, the Volga Delta and separated from the Crimean Peninsula to the west by the Kerch Strait. Krasnodar Krai is often referred to as Kuban, both officially and unofficially, although the term is not exclusive to the krai and also accommodates the republics of Adygea, Karachay-Cherkessia, and parts of Stavropol Krai.
Armavir is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the left bank of the Kuban River. Population: 187,177 (2021 Census); 188,832 (2010 Census); 193,964 (2002 Census); 160,983 (1989 Soviet census). As of 2020, the city has a population of 188,960, while the agglomeration has a population of 207,570. Armavir is the second-largest industrial center of Krasnodar Krai, after Krasnodar.
Adyghe Autonomous Oblast was an autonomous oblast within Krasnodar Krai, Soviet Union. It existed from 1922 to 1991.
Tikhoretsk is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It is the administrative center of the Tikhoretsky urban settlement and the Tikhoretsky District of the Krasnodar Territory. Population: 55,686 (2021 Census); 61,823 (2010 Census); 65,005 (2002 Census); 67,105 (1989 Soviet census).
Russia, the largest country in the world, has international land borders with fourteen sovereign states as well as 2 narrow maritime boundaries with the United States and Japan. There are also two breakaway states bordering Russia, namely Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The country has an internationally recognized land border running 22,407 kilometres (13,923 mi) in total, and has the second-longest land border of any country in the world, after China. The borders of the Russian Federation were mostly drawn since 1956, and have remained the same after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. In 2014, Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimean peninsula in a move that remains internationally unrecognized.
Belorechensky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Belorechensky Municipal District. It is located in the southern central part of the krai, but is bordered for the main part by the Republic of Adygea. The area of the district is 1,323 square kilometers (511 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Belorechensk. Population: 45,149 (2010 Census); 43,542 (2002 Census); 37,626 (1989 Soviet census).
Bryukhovetsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as the Bryukhovetsky Municipal District. It is located in the northern central part of the krai. The area of the district is 1,376 square kilometers (531 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Bryukhovetskaya. Population: 53,028 (2010 Census); 54,594 (2002 Census); 51,755 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Bryukhovetskaya accounts for 41.7% of the district's total population.
Kurganinsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Kurganinsky Municipal District. It is located in the east of the krai. The area of the district is 1,590 square kilometers (610 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kurganinsk.
Main Directorate for Internal Affairs of Krasnodar Krai or the Police of Krasnodar Krai is the main law enforcement agency in Government of Krasnodar Krai in Southern Russia.
Timashevsk, sometimes romanized Timashyovsk, is a town and the administrative center of Timashevsky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the Kirpili River 73 kilometers (45 mi) north of Krasnodar, the administrative center of the krai. As of 2020, the city has a population of 50,792.
Veniamin Ivanovich Kondratyev is a Russian politician serving as the governor of Krasnodar Krai since 2015.
Andrey Nikolaevich Doroshenko is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 8th State Duma. From 2010 to 2012, Andrey Doroshenko was a deputy of the Armavir City Duma. From 2012 to 2021, he was a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Krasnodar Krai of the 5th and 6th convocations.
Dmitry Victorovich Lameykin is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 7th and 8th State Dumas. In 2007, he was granted a Candidate of Sciences in Economics degree.
Alexey Tkachov is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas.
Alexander Alexandrovich Remezkov is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 6th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas.
Anatoly Voronovsky is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 8th State Duma.
Nikolay Ivanovich Osadchy is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 8th State Duma. In 1984, he was granted a Candidate of Sciences degree in philosophy.
