Mikhaylovsk (russian: Миха́йловск) is a

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and the

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Shpakovsky District Shpakovsky District (russian: Шпа́ковский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-six in Stavropol Krai, Russia.Resolution #63-p Municipally, it is incorporated as Shpakovsky Municipal District.Law #89-kz ...

Stavropol Krai Stavropol Krai (russian: Ставропо́льский край, r=Stavropolsky kray, p=stəvrɐˈpolʲskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject (a krai) of Russia. It is geographically located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia, and i ...

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, located along the Tashla River, northeast of

Stavropol Stavropol (; rus, Ставрополь, p=ˈstavrəpəlʲ) is a city and the administrative centre of Stavropol Krai, Russia. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 547,820, making it one of Russia's fastest growing cities. It was known as ...

, 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 relat ...

. Population: During the period 2010-2021, Mikhaylovsk's population grew to 114,133, achieving the fastest population growth rate of all regional cities in Russia.

History

It was founded in 1784 as the village of Mikhaylovskoye () and later became a

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stanitsa A stanitsa ( rus, станица, p=stɐˈnʲitsə; uk, станиця, stanytsya) is a village inside a Cossack host ( uk, військо, viys’ko; russian: казачье войско, kazach’ye voysko, sometimes translated as "Cossack Ar ...

''. In 1870, it lost its military significance and was demoted back to rural status. In 1963, it was renamed Shpakovskoye (). It was granted town status and given its present name in 1999.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mikhaylovsk serves as the

.Resolution #63-p As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated within Shpakovsky 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 o ...

of Mikhaylovsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Mikhaylovsk is incorporated within Shpakovsky Municipal District as Mikhaylovsk Urban Settlement.Law #82-kz

Economy

The following industrial enterprises operate in the town: *Combine of building materials *Auto parts factory *Poultry factory *Breeder *Brickyard

Transportation

Pelagiada railway station is located within the town; with directions to

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, Stavropol, and

Kavkazskaya railway station Kavkazsky (masculine), Kavkazskaya (feminine), or Kavkazskoye (neuter) may refer to: *Kavkazsky District, a district of Krasnodar Krai, Russia * Kavkazsky (rural locality) (''Kavkazskaya'', ''Kavkazskoye''), several rural localities in Russia * Kavk ...

Demographics

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: 50,626 persons (87.1%) *

Armenians Armenians ( hy, հայեր, ''hayer'' ) are an ethnic group native to the Armenian highlands of Western Asia. Armenians constitute the main population of Armenia and the ''de facto'' independent Artsakh. There is a wide-ranging diaspora ...

: 4,454 persons (7.7%) *

Romani Romani may refer to: Ethnicities * Romani people, an ethnic group of Northern Indian origin, living dispersed in Europe, the Americas and Asia ** Romani genocide, under Nazi rule * Romani language, any of several Indo-Aryan languages of the Roma ...

: 747 persons (1.3%) *

Ukrainians Ukrainians ( uk, Українці, Ukraintsi, ) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. They are the seventh-largest nation in Europe. The native language of the Ukrainians is Ukrainian. The majority of Ukrainians are Eastern Ort ...

: 737 persons (1.3%)

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* * * {{Use mdy dates, date=October 2012 Cities and towns in Stavropol Krai Populated places established in 1784