Kushchyovskaya
Stanitsa in Krasnodar Krai, Russia
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Kushchyovskaya (Russian: Кущёвская) is a rural locality (a stanitsa) and the administrative center of Kushchyovsky District in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 28,362.[1] Kushchyovskaya (air base) is near to the town.
Kushchyovskaya
Кущёвская | |
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![]() Interactive map of Kushchyovskaya | |
| Coordinates: 46°34′N 39°39′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Krasnodar Krai[1] |
| Administrative district | Kushchyovsky District[1] |
| Founded | 1794[2] |
| Rural locality status since | 1842[2] |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 28,362 |
• Estimate (2021) | 30,375 (+7.1%) |
| • Capital of | Kushchyovsky District[1] |
| • Municipal district | Kushchyovsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Rural settlement | Kushchyovskoye Rural Settlement |
| • Capital of | Kushchyovsky Municipal District,[3] Kushchyovskoye Rural Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK |
| Postal codes[5] | 352030–352033, 352037 |
| OKTMO ID | 03628416101 |
| 2010 Census | 28,362[1] |
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| 2002 Census | 29,533[6] |
| 1989 Census | 26,300[7] |
| 1979 Census | 24,627[8] |
History
It was established in 1794 and reclassified as a stanitsa in 1842.[2] The settlement came to national attention in 2010 as the site of the Kushchyovskaya massacre.
Notable people
- Anatoly Yermolin (born 1960), politician, journalist and former army officer[9]
