Neftekumsk (russian: Нефтеку́мск) is a

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and the

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

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

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, located on the right bank of the Kuma River, east 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

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. Population:

History

It was founded in 1961 as an

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-extracting settlement. It was granted

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

status in 1962 and town status in 1968.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Neftekumsk serves as the

.Resolution #63-p As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Neftekumsky 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 Neftekumsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Neftekumsk is incorporated within Neftekumsky Municipal District as Neftekumsk Urban Settlement.Law #48-kz

Climate

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External links

Official website of Neftekumsk

Unofficial website of Neftekumsk
{{Use mdy dates, date=October 2012 Cities and towns in Stavropol Krai Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union Populated places established in 1961