Ust-Labinsk

Not to be confused with Labinsk.
Ust-Labinsk (English)
Усть-Лабинск (Russian)
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Location of Krasnodar Krai in Russia
Ust-Labinsk
Location of Ust-Labinsk in Krasnodar Krai
Coordinates: 45°13′N 39°42′E / 45.217°N 39.700°E / 45.217; 39.700Coordinates: 45°13′N 39°42′E / 45.217°N 39.700°E / 45.217; 39.700
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Administrative status (as of May 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Krasnodar Krai[1]
Administrative district Ust-Labinsky District[1]
Town Ust-Labinsk[1]
Administrative center of Ust-Labinsky District,[1] Town of Ust-Labinsk[1]
Municipal status (as of May 2014)
Municipal district Ust-Labinsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Ust-Labinskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Ust-Labinsky Municipal District,[2] Ust-Labinskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 43,270 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 1794[5]
Town status since May 28, 1958[5]
Previous names Ust-Labinskaya (until May 28, 1958)[5]
Postal code(s)[6] 352330–352337, 352349
Official website
Ust-Labinsk on Wikimedia Commons

Ust-Labinsk (Russian: Усть-Лаби́нск) is a town and the administrative center of Ust-Labinsky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia.

Geography

The town is situated in the central part of Krasnodar Krai, at the confluence of the Kuban and Laba rivers, 62 km to the east of Krasnodar.

Population

Population: 43,270 (2010 Census);[3] 43,824 (2002 Census);[7] 41,759 (1989 Census).[8]

History

History of Ust-Labinsk dates back to 1778, when fort Aleksandrovskiy was founded at the confluence of Kuban and Laba rivers. The construction was finished in 1793, under the direction of general Ivan Gudovich. In 1794 stanitsa Ust-Labinskaya was established by the resettled Don Cossacks.[5] On May 28, 1958, it was granted town status and renamed.[5]

Two Heroes of the Soviet Union (Alexander Geraskin and Ivan Ivaschenko) were born in Ust-Labinsk, as well as soviet engineer Nikolay Popov (the chief designer of the T-80 tank), and football player Anton Vlasov. Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska grew up in the town.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ust-Labinsk serves as the administrative center of Ust-Labinsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Ust-Labinsky District as the Town of Ust-Labinsk.[1] As a municipal division, the territory of Ust-Labinsk is incorporated within Ust-Labinsky Municipal District as Ust-Labinskoye Urban Settlement.[2] The two rural localities are incorporated separately: the settlement of Dvubratsky is incorporated as Dvubratskoye Rural Settlement, while the khutor of Oktyabrsky is a part of Zheleznoye Rural Settlement, both of Ust-Labinsky Municipal District.[2]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Reference Information #34.01-707/13-03
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Law #727-KZ
  3. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Azarenkova et al., p. 270.
  6. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  7. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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