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Novoalexandrovsk (Russian: Новоалекса́ндровск) is a town and the administrative center of Novoalexandrovsky District in Stavropol Krai, Russia, located on the bank of the Rasshevatka River, 110 kilometers (68 mi) northwest of Stavropol, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 26,518 (2020), 26,757 (2010 census);[3] 27,315 (2002 census);[8] 25,759 (1989 Soviet census).[9]

CountryRussia
Founded1804
Elevation
110 m (360 ft)
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Novoalexandrovsk is located in Stavropol Krai
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Novoalexandrovsk (Stavropol Krai)
Coordinates: 45°30′N 41°14′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectStavropol Krai[1]
Administrative districtNovoalexandrovsky District[1]
TownSelsovietNovoalexandrovsk
Founded1804
Town status since1971
Area
 • Total
21 km2 (8.1 sq mi)
Elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Population
 • Total
26,757
 • Estimate 
(2025)
25,718 (−3.9%)
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
 • Capital ofNovoalexandrovsky District,[1] Town of Novoalexandrovsk
 • Municipal districtNovoalexandrovsky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlementNovoalexandrovsk Urban Settlement[4]
 • Capital ofNovoalexandrovsky Municipal District,[5] Novoalexandrovsk Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code[7]
356000–356003
Dialing code+7 86544
OKTMO ID07643101001
Websitenovoalex.ru
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History

It was founded in 1804 by settlers from Central Russia as the village of Novo-Alexandrovskoye (Но́во-Алекса́ндровское).[citation needed] In 1832, it was transformed into the Cossack stanitsa of Novoalexandrovskaya (Новоалекса́ндровская).[citation needed] It was granted town status and renamed Novoalexandrovsk in 1971.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Novoalexandrovsk serves as the administrative center of Novoalexandrovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with the khutor of Verny, incorporated within Novoalexandrovsky District as the Town of Novoalexandrovsk.[citation needed] As a municipal division, the Town of Novoalexandrovsk is incorporated within Novoalexandrovsky Municipal District as Novoalexandrovsk Urban Settlement.[4]

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