Abinsk (russian: Аби́нск) is a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and the
administrative center
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of
Abinsky District
Abinsky District (russian: Аби́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.Reference Information #34.01-707/13-03 As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Abinsky Mun ...
of
Krasnodar Krai
Krasnodar Krai (russian: Краснода́рский край, r=Krasnodarsky kray, p=krəsnɐˈdarskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia and administratively a part of t ...
,
Russia
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, located southwest of
Krasnodar
Krasnodar (; rus, Краснода́р, p=krəsnɐˈdar; ady, Краснодар), formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in southern ...
, the administrative center of the
krai
A krai or kray (; russian: край, , ''kraya'') is one of the types of federal subjects of modern Russia, and was a type of geographical administrative division in the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR.
Etymologically, the word is relate ...
. Population: 39,058 (2020), 23,000 (1968).
It was previously known as ''Abinskaya'' (until 1963).
History
Abinsk was founded in 1836 on the site of a former Circassian settlement. The site was originally a Cossack village, which served the Russian Empire as one of the fortresses north of the Caucasus. At the same time, the settlement served as a place of exile, in particular, the Decembrists Bestuzhev, Odoevsky and Katenin were exiled here.
Абинск
' Новый фриланс 24 (in Russian). Retrieved February 16, 2020 It was known as Abinskaya () before 1963.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Abinsk serves as the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of
Abinsky District
Abinsky District (russian: Аби́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.Reference Information #34.01-707/13-03 As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Abinsky Mun ...
.
[Reference Information #34.01-707/13-03] As an administrative division, it is, together with four
rural localities, incorporated within Abinsky District as the
Town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of Abinsk.
As a
municipal division, the Town of Abinsk is incorporated within Abinsky Municipal District as Abinskoye Urban Settlement.
[Law #700-KZ]
References
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External links
Official website of AbinskDirectory of organizations in Abinsk
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Cities and towns in Krasnodar Krai
Abinsky District
Populated places established in 1863
1863 establishments in the Russian Empire