Krasnodar
capital of Krasnodar region (Krai) in Southern Russia
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Summary
Krasnodar is a city or town[1]. Krasnodar ranks in the top 1% of city or town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,174 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Krasnodar Municipality[3]
- Country: Russia[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Kuban[5]
- Head of government: Evgeny Naumov[6]
- Continent: Europe[7]
- Instance of: large city[8], capital city[9], former national capital[10], metropolis[11], million city[12]
- Founder: Black Sea Cossack Host[13]
- Named after: Catherine II of Russia[14]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Zapadniy okrug[15], Karasunsky District[16], Prikubansky Okrug[17], Tsentralniy okrug[18]
- Flag: flags of Krasnodar[19]
- Twinned administrative body: Harbin[20], Ferrara[21], Tallahassee[22], Burgas[23], Nancy[24], Wels[25], Sukhumi[26], Larnaca[27], Yerevan[28], Novi Sad[29]
- Legislative body: Krasnodar City Duma[30]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Krasnodar[31]
- Postal code: 350000–350999[32]
- Commons category: Krasnodar[33]
- Local dialing code: 861[34]
- Inception: January 1, 1793[35]
- Located in/on physical feature: Кубано-Приазовская низменность[36]
- Significant event: Assault on Ekaterinodar[37], Второй штурм Екатеринодара[38]
- Official website: https://krd.ru/[39], https://invest.krd.ru/en/profile/[40]
- Topic's main category: Category:Krasnodar[41]
- Population: 853,848[42], 881,476[43], 899,541[44], 932,629[45], 948,827[46], 1,099,344[47], 1,113,342[48], 1,121,291[49], 1,138,654[50], 1,154,885[51]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Krasnodar[52]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[53], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[54], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[55], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[56], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[57], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[58], New International Encyclopedia[59]
- Capital of: Krasnodar Krai[60], Krasnodar Municipality[61]
Why It Matters
Krasnodar has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] Krasnodar is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]