Novokubansk

Nowokubansk (Russian Новокубанск ) is a city and Rajonzentrum with 34,880 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010 ) in the Krasnodar region in southern Russia.

Geography

Nowokubansk is located in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains on the left bank of the Kuban River and near the border between the regions of Krasnodar and Stavropol. From the westerly subject capital Krasnodar Nowokubansk 187 kilometers away. The nearest town is the city of Armavir, 12 km south-east connects to Nowokubansk.

The city consists of two districts that emerged from the former villages: Chutorok ( Хуторок ) and Sacharny ( Сахарный ).

History

The town was founded in 1867 as a village called Kubanskoje ( Кубанское ), which was founded by former soldiers of a Cossack army. Due to the influx of former peasants from central Russian regions the place grew rapidly and reached 1874 already around 1500 inhabitants. 1875 was moved by the place a railway line, which also brought new population.

Until the 20th century Kubanskoje was dominated by agriculture. End of the 19th century, several neighboring villages joined the settlement, which was then called Nowokubanskoje. Emerged in the early Soviet period here first industrial enterprises and newer residential areas, whereby the first place to a urban-type settlement, in 1966, then to the city was.

Demographics

Note: Census data

Economy and Transport

As the center of a large agricultural region Nowokubansk is strongly influenced by the food industry, and there is in the city a building material factory. Most important transport links are the M29 highway and the North Caucasus Railway, at the mainline from Rostov-on- Don to Newinnomyssk and Mineralnye Vody Nowokubansk a station ( Kubanskaya ) has.