Kropotkin (Russian: Кропо́ткин) is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Kuban River.

Kropotkin Кропоткин
Town[1]
Railway Station, Kropotkin
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kropotkin
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Coordinates: 45°26′N 40°34′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Krasnodar Krai[1]
Founded	late 18th century
Town status since	1921[2]
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	80,765
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	78,631 (−2.6%)
• Rank	205th in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Town of Kropotkin[1]
• Capital of	Town of Kropotkin[1], Kavkazsky District[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Kavkazsky Municipal District[5]
• Urban settlement	Kropotkinskoye Urban Settlement[5]
• Capital of	Kavkazsky Municipal District[5], Kropotkinskoye Urban Settlement[5]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	352380–352396
OKTMO ID	03618101001
Website	www.gorod-kropotkin.ru

History

It was founded as Romanovsky Khutor in the late 18th century, and was renamed Kropotkin in honor of the outstanding natural scientist, geographer and revolutionary anarchist Prince Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin in 4 February 1921, when it was granted town status.[2] Population: 80,765 (2010 Census);[3] 79,185 (2002 Census);[8] 75,929 (1989 Census);[9] 70,000 (1972); 42,000 (1939); 27,000 (1926).

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the Town of Kropotkin—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Kropotkin is incorporated within Kavkazsky Municipal District as Kropotkinskoye Urban Settlement.[5]

Transportation

The town's railway station is named Kavkazskaya.

References

Notes

Sources

• Управление по взаимодействию с органами местного самоуправления Администрации Краснодарского края. Справочная информация №34.01-707/13-03 от 23 мая 2013 г. «Реестр административно-территориальных единиц Краснодарского края». (Department of Cooperation with the Organs of the Local Self-Government of the Administration of Krasnodar Krai. Reference Information #34.01-707/13-03 of May 23, 2013 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units of Krasnodar Krai. ).
• Законодательное Собрание Краснодарского края. Закон №713-КЗ от 7 июня 2004 г «Об установлении границ муниципального образования Кавказский район, наделении его статусом муниципального района, образовании в его составе муниципальных образований — городского и сельских поселений — и установлении их границ», в ред. Закона №1756-КЗ от 3 июня 2009 г «О внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Краснодарского края об установлении границ муниципальных образований». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Кубанские новости", №103, 29 июня 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Krasnodar Krai. Law #713-KZ of June 7, 2004 On the Establishment of the Borders of the Municipal Formation of Kavkazsky District, on Granting It the Status of a Municipal District, on the Establishment of the Municipal Formations—Urban and Rural Settlements—Within Its Structure and on the Establishment of Their Borders, as amended by the Law #1765-KZ of June 3, 2009 On Amending Several Legislative Acts of Krasnodar Krai on the Establishment of the Borders of the Municipal Formations. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

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[es] Kropotkin (ciudad)

[ru] Кропоткин (город)