Kropotkin, Krasnodar Krai
Town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia
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Kropotkin (Russian: Кропо́ткин; until 1921 Romanovsky, Russian: Романовский, Ukrainian: Романовський, romanized: Romanovskyy) is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Kuban River.
Kropotkin
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| Coordinates: 45°26′N 40°34′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Krasnodar Krai[1] |
| Founded | late 18th century |
| Town status since | 1921[2] |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 80,765 |
| 73,854 (−8.6%) | |
| • Rank | 205th in 2010 |
| • Subordinated to | Town of Kropotkin[1] |
| • Capital of | Town of Kropotkin,[1] Kavkazsky District[1] |
| • Municipal district | Kavkazsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Urban settlement | Kropotkinskoye Urban Settlement[5] |
| • Capital of | Kavkazsky Municipal District,[5] Kropotkinskoye Urban Settlement[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [6]) |
| Postal code[7] | 352380–352396 |
| OKTMO ID | 03618101001 |
| Website | www |
History
It was founded as Romanovsky khutor in the late 18th century, and was renamed Kropotkin in honor of the natural scientist, geographer and revolutionary anarchist Prince Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin on 4 February 1921, when it was granted town status.[2] Population: 80,765 (2010 census);[3] 79,185 (2002 census);[8] 75,929 (1989 Soviet census);[9] 70,000 (1972); 42,000 (1939); 30,954 (1926)[10] According to the 1926 census, the population was 52.1% Russian, 35.5% Ukrainian, 4.6% Armenian, 2.7% Belarusian, 0.8% Tatar, 0.7% German and 0.6% Polish.[10]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the Town of Kropotkin—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Kropotkin is incorporated within Kavkazsky Municipal District as Kropotkinskoye Urban Settlement.[5]
Transportation
The town's railway station is named Kavkazskaya.
Notable people
- Marcos Grigorian, art gallery owner
- Gennady Kovalev, boxer
- Irina Pershina, swimmer
- Tatyana Kostyrina, World War II sniper
- Vladimir Tumanov, legal scholar
- Yuri Zhuravlyov, football player
