Gulkevichi (russian: Гульке́вичи) is a
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 ...
and 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
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of
Gulkevichsky District
Gulkevichsky District (russian: Гулькевичский 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 a ...
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 northeast 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 ...
. Population: 34,272 people (2020),
History
It appeared as a settlement at the Gulkevichi station, opened in 1875 (the name is based on the location of the station on the land owned by the councilor N. V. Gulkevichu). Town status was granted to it in 1961.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Gulkevichi 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
Gulkevichsky District
Gulkevichsky District (russian: Гулькевичский 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 a ...
.
[Reference Information #34.01-707/13-03] As an administrative division, it is, together with two
rural localities, incorporated within Gulkevichsky 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 Gulkevichi.
As a
municipal division, the Town of Gulkevichi is incorporated within Gulkevichsky Municipal District as Gulkevichskoye Urban Settlement.
[Law #704-KZ]
Notable people
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Andronik Karagezyan
Andronik Arutyunovich Karagezyan (russian: Андроник Арутюнович Карагезян; born 17 December 1974) is a former Russian professional football player.
Club career
He played in the Russian Football National League
The ...
(born 1974), former Russian professional football player
References
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External links
Official website of GulkevichiGulkevichi Business Directory
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Cities and towns in Krasnodar Krai
Gulkevichsky District
Populated places established in 1871
1871 establishments in the Russian Empire