Krasnodar Krai
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Krasnodar Krai is a federal subject of Russia (a krai) in the North Caucasus region. It is a part of the Southern Federal District. Its center is the city of Krasnodar. There were 5,838,273 people living there at the 2021 Census.
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Krasnodar Krai Краснодарский край (Russian) | |||
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Anthem: Anthem of Krasnodar Krai[1] | |||
Coordinates: 45°22′N 39°26′E | |||
Political status | |||
Country | Russia | ||
Federal district | Southern[2] | ||
Economic region | North Caucasus[3] | ||
Established | September 13, 1937[4] | ||
Administrative center | Krasnodar | ||
Government (as of September 2014) | |||
• Governor[5] | Veniamin Kondratev[6] | ||
• Legislature | Legislative Assembly[7] | ||
Statistics | |||
Area (as of the 2002 Census)[8] | |||
• Total | 76,000 km2 (29,000 sq mi) | ||
Area rank | 42nd | ||
• Urban | 52.9% | ||
• Rural | 47.1% | ||
Population (2017 est.) | |||
• Total | 5,570,945[9] | ||
Time zone(s) | MSK (UTC+04:00) | ||
ISO 3166-2 | RU-KDA | ||
License plates | 23, 93, 123, 193 | ||
Official languages | Russian[10] | ||
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