Krasnodar Krai

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Krasnodar Krai (English)
Краснодарский край (Russian)

Location of Krasnodar Krai in Russia
Coat of Arms Flag

Coat of arms of Krasnodar Krai

Flag of Krasnodar Krai
Anthem: Anthem of Krasnodar Krai
Administrative center Krasnodar
Established September 13, 1937
Political status
Federal district
Economic region
Krai
Southern
North Caucasus
Code 23
Area
Area
- Rank within Russia
76,000 km²
42nd
Population (as of the 2002 Census)
Population
- Rank within Russia
- Density
- Urban
- Rural
5,125,221 inhabitants
3rd
67.4 inhab. / km²
53.5%
46.5%
Official language Russian
Government
Head of Administration Alexander Tkachyov
First Deputy Head
of Administration
Alexander Remezkov
Legislative body Legislative Assembly
Charter Charter of Krasnodar Krai
Official website
http://admkrai.kuban.ru/

Krasnodar Krai (Russian: Краснода́рский край, Krasnodarsky kray) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the Southern Federal District.

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[edit] Geography

Krasnodar Krai encompasses the western part of the Forecaucasus and a part of the northern slopes of Caucasus Major. Krasnodar Krai borders, clockwise from the west, Ukraine—from which it is separated by the Strait of Kerch and the Sea of Azov—Russia's Rostov Oblast, Stavropol Krai, and the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, and Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia. The krai territory encompasses the Republic of Adygea. Krasnodar Krai's southern border is formed by what is left of Russia's Black Sea coast, with the most important port (Novorossiysk) and resort (Sochi) in this part of the country.

Geographically, the area is split by the Kuban River into two distinct parts. The southern, seaward third (historically known as Circassia) is the western extremity of the Caucasus range, lying within the Crimean Submediterranean forest complex ecoregion; the climate is Mediterranean or, in the south-east, subtropical. The northern two-thirds lies on the Pontic Steppe and shares continental climate patterns. The largest lake is Abrau in the wine-making region of Abrau-Dyurso.

[edit] Time zone

Krasnodar Krai is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).

[edit] Administrative divisions

[edit] Demographics

Population: 5,125,221 (2002 Census); 5,113,148 (1989 Census). The population of Krasnodar Krai is concentrated in the Kuban River drainage basin, which used to be traditional Cossack land (see History of Cossacks). The Kuban Cossacks are now generally considered to be ethnic Russians, even though they are still an important minority in their own right in this area. Other notable ethnic groups include the Armenians (mostly Christian Hamsheni) who have been settling here since at least the 18th century.

Ethnic groups: The 2002 Census counted thirty-three ethnic groups of more than two thousand persons each, making this federal subject one of the most multicultural in Russia. The inhabitants identified themselves as belonging to more than 140 different ethnic groups, as shown in the following table:

Population Ethnicity Percentage of total population
4,418,715 Russians 86.2%
274,566 Armenians 5.36%
131,774 Ukrainians 2.57%
26,540 Greeks 0.52%
26,260 Belarusians 0.51%
25,575 Tatars 0.50%
20,225 Georgians 0.40%
18,469 Germans 0.36%
17,542 Cossacks 0.34%
15,821 Adyghe 0.31%
13,496 Turks 0.26%
11,944 Azeris 0.23%
10,873 Roma 0.21%
6,537 Moldovans 0.13%
5,022 Kurds 0.10%
4,835 Mordovians 0.10%
4,446 Cherkes 0.09%
4,441 Ezids 0.09%
4,141 Chuvash 0.08%
4,133 Ossetians 0.08%
3,764 Assyrians 0.07%
3,752 Lezgins 0.07%
3,425 Udmurts 0.07%
3,289 Koreans 0.06%
3,213 Shapsugs 0.06%
3,138 Bulgarians 0.06%
2,958 Poles 0.06%
2,945 Jews 0.06%
2,857 Chechens 0.06%
2,723 Mari 0.05%
2,609 Crimean Tatars 0.05%
2,210 Uzbeks 0.04%
2,061 Bashkirs 0.04%

A further 0.26% of the inhabitants declined to state their nationality on the census questionnaire.[1]


Vital Statistics for 2007: Source

Birth Rate: 11.19 per 1000

Death Rate: 14.39 per 1000

Net Immigration: +7.1 per 1000

NGR: -0.32% per Year

PGR: +0.39% per Year

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ (2002). "National Composition of Population for Regions of the Russian Federation" (XLS). . 2002 Russian All-Population Census Retrieved on 2006-07-20.

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