Krasnodar Krai | |
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Краснодарский край | |
Anthem: Anthem of Krasnodar Krai[3] | |
Coordinates: 45°22′N 39°26′E / 45.367°N 39.433°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal district | Southern[1] |
Economic region | North Caucasus[2] |
Administrative center | Krasnodar[5] |
Government | |
• Body | Legislative Assembly[6] |
• Governor[7] | Veniamin Kondratev[8] |
Area | |
• Total | 75,485 km2 (29,145 sq mi) |
• Rank | 42nd |
Population | |
• Total | 5,838,273
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• Estimate (2018)[11] | 5,603,420 |
• Rank | 3rd |
• Urban | 56.9% |
• Rural | 43.1% |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [12]) |
ISO 3166 code | RU-KDA |
License plates | 23, 93, 123, 193 |
OKTMO ID | 03000000 |
Official languages | Russian[13] |
Website | http://admkrai.krasnodar.ru/ |
Krasnodar Krai (Russian: Краснода́рский край, romanized: Krasnodarskiy kray, IPA: [krəsnɐˈdarskʲɪj kraj]) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia and is administratively a part of the Southern Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Krasnodar. The third most populous federal subject in Russia, it had a population of 5,838,273 as of the 2021 Census.[10]
Krasnodar Krai is formally and informally referred to as Kuban (Russian: Кубань), a term denoting the historical region of Kuban situated between the Sea of Azov and the Kuban River which is predominantly within the krai. It is bordered by Rostov Oblast to the north, Stavropol Krai to the east, Karachay-Cherkessia to the south-east. Adygea is an enclave entirely within the krai. Krasnodar Krai shares an international border with Georgia and the partially-recognized republic of Abkhazia to the south, and borders annexed Crimea to the west, across the Kerch Strait.
The northern part of the krai takes in a part of the Don Steppe, while the southern part has a distinctive Mediterranean climate which has made it a popular tourist location. Novorossiysk is Russia's main port on the Black Sea, one of the few cities awarded the title of the Hero City,[not verified in body] and Sochi was the host of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in 2014. Krasnodar Krai is home to significant infrastructure of the Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet.