Kurganinsk
Town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia
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Kurganinsk (Russian: Курга́нинск; until 1961: Kurgannaya, Russian: Курга́нная, Ukrainian: Курганна, romanized: Kurhanna) is a town and the administrative center of Kurganinsky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Bolshaya Laba River 248 kilometers (154 mi) east of Krasnodar, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 48,194 people (2020), 47,970 (2010 census);[3] 46,618 (2002 census);[8] 40,763 (1989 Soviet census).[9]
Kurganinsk
Курганинск | |
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Railway station, Kurganinsk | |
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| Coordinates: 44°52′N 40°37′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Krasnodar Krai[1] |
| Administrative district | Kurganinsky District[1] |
| TownSelsoviet | Kurganinsk[1] |
| Founded | 1855[2] |
| Town status since | 1961[2] |
| Elevation | 165 m (541 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 47,970 |
| 46,089 (−3.9%) | |
| • Capital of | Kurganinsky District,[1] Town of Kurganinsk[1] |
| • Municipal district | Kurganinsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Urban settlement | Kurganinskoye Urban Settlement[5] |
| • Capital of | Kurganinsky Municipal District,[5] Kurganinskoye Urban Settlement[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [6]) |
| Postal code[7] | 352430–352437 |
| OKTMO ID | 03627101001 |
| Website | www |
History
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kurganinsk serves as the administrative center of Kurganinsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Kurganinsky District as the Town of Kurganinsk.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Kurganinsk is incorporated within Kurganinsky Municipal District as Kurganinskoye Urban Settlement.[5]