Stavropol Krai
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Stavropol Krai is a federal subject
of Russia
(a krai
). Its administrative center is the city of Stavropol
. Population:
, Krasnodar Krai
, the Republic of Kalmykia, the Republic of Dagestan, the Chechen Republic, the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, and the Karachay-Cherkess Republic.
Stavropol is traversed by the northeasterly lines of equal latitude and longitude.
and further up from 2,410,379 recorded in the 1989 Census
. The population of the krai is concentrated in the Kuban River
and the Kuma 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 been settling here since at least the 18th century.
counted thirty-three ethnic groups of more than 2,000 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:
A further 0.26% of the inhabitants declined to state their nationality on the census questionnaire.
Vital Statistics for 2007: Source
Among the major irrigation canals are:
Federal subjects of Russia
Russia is a federation which, since March 1, 2008, consists of 83 federal subjects . In 1993, when the Constitution was adopted, there were 89 federal subjects listed...
of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
(a krai
Krai
Krai or kray was a type of an administrative division in the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR, and is one of the types of the federal subjects of modern Russia ....
). Its administrative center is the city of Stavropol
Stavropol
-International relations:-Twin towns/sister cities:Stavropol is twinned with: Des Moines, United States Béziers, France Pazardzhik, Bulgaria-External links:* **...
. Population:
Geography
Stavropol Krai encompasses the central part of the Fore-Caucasus and most of the northern slopes of Caucasus Major. It borders on Rostov OblastRostov Oblast
Rostov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located in the Southern Federal District. Rostov Oblast has an area of and a population of making it the sixth most populous federal subject in Russia...
, Krasnodar Krai
Krasnodar Krai
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, the Republic of Kalmykia, the Republic of Dagestan, the Chechen Republic, the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, and the Karachay-Cherkess Republic.
Stavropol is traversed by the northeasterly lines of equal latitude and longitude.
Population
According to the 2010 Census, the population of the krai is 2,786,084; up from 2,735,139 recorded in the 2002 CensusRussian Census (2002)
Russian Census of 2002 was the first census of the Russian Federation carried out on October 9 through October 16, 2002. It was carried out by the Russian Federal Service of State Statistics .-Resident population:...
and further up from 2,410,379 recorded in the 1989 Census
Soviet Census (1989)
The 1989 Soviet census, conducted between January 12-19 of that year, was the last one conducted in the former USSR. It resulted in a total population of 286,730,819 inhabitants...
. The population of the krai is concentrated in the Kuban River
Kuban River
The Kuban River is a river in Russia, in the North Caucasus region. It flows mostly through Krasnodar Krai but also in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Stavropol Krai and the Republic of Adygea....
and the Kuma River
Kuma River (Russia)
The Kuma is an long river in southern Russia. Its drainage basin is 33 500 square km. Its source is in the Greater Caucasus, in the republic Karachay-Cherkessia, west of Kislovodsk...
drainage basin, which used to be traditional Cossack
Cossack
Cossacks are a group of predominantly East Slavic people who originally were members of democratic, semi-military communities in what is today Ukraine and Southern Russia inhabiting sparsely populated areas and islands in the lower Dnieper and Don basins and who played an important role in the...
land (see History of Cossacks). The Kuban Cossacks
Kuban Cossacks
Kuban Cossacks or Kubanians are Cossacks who live in the Kuban region of Russia. Most of the Kuban Cossacks are of descendants of two major groups who were re-settled in the Western Northern Caucasus during the Caucasus War in the late 18th century...
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
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
(mostly Christian Hamsheni) who have been settling here since at least the 18th century.
Ethnic groups
The 2002 CensusRussian Census (2002)
Russian Census of 2002 was the first census of the Russian Federation carried out on October 9 through October 16, 2002. It was carried out by the Russian Federal Service of State Statistics .-Resident population:...
counted thirty-three ethnic groups of more than 2,000 persons each, making this federal subject one of the most multicultural in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2,231,759 | Russians Russians The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries.... |
81.6% |
| 149,249 | Armenians Armenians Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian.... |
5.46% |
| 45,892 | Ukrainians Ukrainians Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens... |
1.68% |
| 40,218 | Dargins | 1.47% |
| 34,078 | Greeks Greeks The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world.... |
1.25% |
| 20,680 | Nogais Nogais The Nogai people are a Turkic ethnic group in Southern Russia: northern Dagestan and Stavropol Krai, as well as in Karachay-Cherkessia and the Astrakhan Oblast; undefined number live in Chechnya... |
0.76% |
| 19,094 | Roma people | 1.47% |
| 15,146 | Karachay | 0.55% |
| 15,069 | Azeris | 0.55% |
| 13,937 | Turkmens | 0.51% |
| 13,208 | Chechens | 0.50% |
| 12,988 | Tatars Tatars Tatars are a Turkic speaking ethnic group , numbering roughly 7 million.The majority of Tatars live in the Russian Federation, with a population of around 5.5 million, about 2 million of which in the republic of Tatarstan.Significant minority populations are found in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan,... |
0.5% |
| 8,047 | Germans Germans The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages.... |
0.28% |
| 7,772 | Ossetians Ossetians The Ossetians are an Iranic ethnic group of the Caucasus Mountains, eponymous of the region known as Ossetia.They speak Ossetic, an Iranian language of the Eastern branch, with most also fluent in Russian as a second language.... |
0.26% |
| 7,484 | Turks Turkish people Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania... |
0.26% |
| 5,744 | Kumyks Kumyks Kumyks are a Turkic people occupying the Kumyk plateau in north Dagestan and south Terek, and the lands bordering the Caspian Sea. They comprise 14% of the population of the Russian republic of Dagestan. They speak the Kumyk language... |
0.22% |
| 3,902 | Kazakhs Kazakhs The Kazakhs are a Turkic people of the northern parts of Central Asia .... |
0.2% |
| 3,300 | Abazin | 0.17% |
A further 0.26% of the inhabitants declined to state their nationality on the census questionnaire.
Vital Statistics for 2007: Source
- Birth Rate: 11.22 per 1,000
- Death Rate: 13.32 per 1,000
- Net Immigration: +3.5 per 1,000
- NGR: -0.21% per Year
- PGR: +0.14% per Year
Agriculture
Irrigated agriculture is well developed in the region. As of the beginning of 2001, Stavropol Krai had 3,361 km of irrigation canals, of which 959 km were lined (i.e., had concrete or stone walls, rather than merely soil walls, to reduce the loss of water).Among the major irrigation canals are:
- Nevinnomyssk CanalNevinnomyssk CanalThe Nevinnomyssk Canal is an irrigation canal in Stavropol Krai in Russia. It leads water from the Kuban River to the Yegorlyk River, which in turn drains towards the Manych River. Construction work on the canal started in 1936, but was interrupted by World War II. Work resumed in 1944, and in...
(Невинномысский канал), the trunk of the KubanKuban RiverThe Kuban River is a river in Russia, in the North Caucasus region. It flows mostly through Krasnodar Krai but also in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Stavropol Krai and the Republic of Adygea....
-Yegorlyk Irrigation System. - The Great Stavropol Canal (Большой Ставропольский канал), transporting water from the Kuban RiverKuban RiverThe Kuban River is a river in Russia, in the North Caucasus region. It flows mostly through Krasnodar Krai but also in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Stavropol Krai and the Republic of Adygea....
eastward across the entire krai. - The Terek-Kuma Canal and Kuma-Manych CanalKuma-Manych CanalThe Kuma–Manych Canal is an irrigation canal in Russia's Stavropol Krai. The canal, completed in 1965, runs across the Kuma–Manych Depression, connecting the Kuma River, which flows into the Caspian Sea, with the East Manych River, which also flows toward the Caspian, but dries out long before...
, transporting water from the Terek River via the Kuma RiverKuma River (Russia)The Kuma is an long river in southern Russia. Its drainage basin is 33 500 square km. Its source is in the Greater Caucasus, in the republic Karachay-Cherkessia, west of Kislovodsk...
to the East Manych RiverManych RiverManych is a river in the western and central part of the Kuma-Manych Depression in southern Russia.Tributary to the river Don. The river is 219 km long; its source is Lake Manych-Gudilo in the south-westerm part of the Russian republic of Kalmykia...
.
See also
- North Caucasus Krai
- Fyodor KulakovFyodor KulakovFyodor Davydovich Kulakov was a Soviet-Russian statesman during the Cold War....
, a former Soviet governor of Stavropol Krai who was Brezhnev's apparent heir. - Stavropol Krai is the birthplace of two General Secretaries of the Communist Party of the Soviet UnionGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet UnionGeneral Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the title given to the leader of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. With some exceptions, the office was synonymous with leader of the Soviet Union...
: Yuri AndropovYuri AndropovYuri Vladimirovich Andropov was a Soviet politician and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 12 November 1982 until his death fifteen months later.-Early life:...
(1982-1984) and Mikhail GorbachevMikhail GorbachevMikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev is a former Soviet statesman, having served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991, and as the last head of state of the USSR, having served from 1988 until its dissolution in 1991...
(1985-1991).