Tikhoretsk (russian: Тихоре́цк) is a

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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 ...

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. It is the administrative center of the Tikhoretsky urban settlement and the Tikhoretsky District of the Krasnodar Territory. Population: 57,098 (2020),

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tikhoretsk serves as the

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Tikhoretsky District Tikhoretsky District (russian: Тихоре́цкий 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 Tik ...

, even though it is not a part of it.Reference Information #34.01-707/13-03 As an administrative division, it is, together with the territory of Prigorodnensky Rural Okrug (which comprises two rural localities), incorporated separately 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 Tikhoretsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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. As a municipal division, the Town of Tikhoretsk is incorporated within Tikhoretsky Municipal District as Tikhoretskoye Urban Settlement.Law #711-KZ

Transportation

The town is an important part of the southern rail network.

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* * {{Authority control 1874 establishments in the Russian Empire Cities and towns in Krasnodar Krai Populated places established in 1874