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, formerly Yekaterinodar, 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.
The North Caucasus, or Ciscaucasia, is a subregion of Eastern Europe. It is the northern part of the wider Caucasus region, and is entirely a part of Russia, sandwiched between the Sea of Azov and Black Sea to the west, and the Caspian Sea to the east. The region shares land borders with the countries of Georgia and Azerbaijan to the south. Krasnodar is the largest city within the North Caucasus.
A krai is a type of federal subject of the Russian Federation. The country is divided into 89 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, similar to the commonwealths in the United States; 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 in 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 Census). As of 2020, the city has a population of 188,960, while the agglomeration has a population of 207,570. Armavir was formerly the second-largest industrial center of Krasnodar Krai, after Krasnodar.
Abinsk is a town and the administrative center of Abinsky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located 75 kilometers (47 mi) southwest of Krasnodar, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 39,058 (2020), 34,928 (2010 Census); 33,734 (2002 Census); 29,182 (1989 Census); 23,000 (1968).
Adyghe Autonomous Oblast was an autonomous oblast within Krasnodar Krai, Soviet Union. It existed from 1922 to 1991.
Russia, the largest country in the world, has international land borders with 14 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.
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 the governor of Krasnodar Krai in the southern European part of Russia.
Svetlana Viktorovna Bessarab is a Russian political figure and deputy of the 7th and 8th State Duma convocations.
Andrey 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 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 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 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.
