| Krasnodar Krai (English) Краснодарский край (Russian) |
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| 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[1] |
| Political status | Krai |
| Federal District | Southern[2] |
| Economic region | North Caucasus[3] |
| Area[4] | 76,000 km2 (29,343.8 sq mi) |
| - Rank within Russia | 42nd |
| Code ISO 3166-2:RU |
23 RU-KDA |
| Population (as of the 2002 Census) | |
| Population[5] | 5,125,221 inhabitants |
| - Rank within Russia | 3rd |
| - Density | 67.4 /km2 (174.6/sq mi) |
| - Urban[5] | 53.5% |
| - Rural[5] | 46.5% |
| Official language(s) | Russian[6] |
| Government (as of December 2008) | |
| Head of Administration (Governor)[7] | Alexander Tkachyov[8] |
| Legislative body | Legislative Assembly[9] |
| 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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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.
Time zone
Krasnodar Krai is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).
Administrative divisions
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 lived in the region since at least the 18th century. The Ukrainians are also an important group; they actually formed a majority of the population in the early 20th century but were subject to heavy Russification.
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 |
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| 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.[10]
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
Vital Statistics for 2008:[11]
- Population (Jan 2009): 5,100,000
- Births (2008): 62,200
- Deaths (2008): 72,900
See also
Notes
- ^ Azarenkova et al., p. 114
- ^ Госстандарт Российской Федерации. №ОК 024-95 27 декабря 1995 г. «Общероссийский классификатор экономических регионов. 1. Федеральные округа», в ред. Изменения №5/2001 ОКЭР. (Gosstandart of the Russian Federation. #OK 024-95 December 27, 1995 Russian Classification of Economic Regions. 1. Federal Districts, as amended by the Amendment #5/2001 OKER. ).
- ^ Госстандарт Российской Федерации. №ОК 024-95 27 декабря 1995 г. «Общероссийский классификатор экономических регионов. 2. Экономические районы», в ред. Изменения №5/2001 ОКЭР. (Gosstandart of the Russian Federation. #OK 024-95 December 27, 1995 Russian Classification of Economic Regions. 2. Economic Regions, as amended by the Amendment #5/2001 OKER. ).
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Территория, число районов, населённых пунктов и сельских администраций по субъектам Российской Федерации (Territory, Number of Districts, Inhabited Localities, and Rural Administration by Federal Subjects of the Russian Federation)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_03.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ^ a b c Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_04_1.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ^ According to Article 68.2 of the Constitution of Russia, only republics have the right to establish official languages other than Russian
- ^ Charter, Article 41.1
- ^ Official website of Krasnodar Krai. Biography of Alexander Nikolayevich Tkachyov (Russian)
- ^ Charter, Chapter 3
- ^ (XLS) National Composition of Population for Regions of the Russian Federation. 2002 Russian All-Population Census. 2002. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/English/4-2.xls. Retrieved 2006-07-20.
- ^ www.regnum.ru/news/1127091.html
References
- Азаренкова, А. С.; И. Ю. Бондарь, Н. С. Вертышева (1986) [1986] (in Russian). Основные административно-территориальные преобразования на Кубани (1793–1985 гг.). Краснодарское книжное издательство.
- 10 ноября 1993 г. «Устав Краснодарского края», в ред. Закона №1523-КЗ от 21 июля 2008 г. (November 10, 1993 Charter of Krasnodar Krai, as amended by the Law #1523-KZ of July 21, 2008. ).
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