Gulkevichi
Гулькевичи | |
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![]() Administration building, Gulkevichi | |
Coordinates: 45°21′34″N 40°42′26″E / 45.35944°N 40.70722°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Krasnodar Krai[1] |
Administrative district | Gulkevichsky District[1] |
Town | Gulkevichi[1] |
Founded | 1875 |
Town status since | 1961[2] |
Elevation | 98 m (322 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 35,244 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 34,236 (−2.9%) |
• Capital of | Gulkevichsky District,[1] Town of Gulkevichi[1] |
• Municipal district | Gulkevichsky Municipal District[5] |
• Urban settlement | Gulkevichskoye Urban Settlement[5] |
• Capital of | Gulkevichsky Municipal District,[5] Gulkevichskoye Urban Settlement[5] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ![]() |
Postal code(s)[7] | |
OKTMO ID | 03613101001 |
Gulkevichi (Russian: Гульке́вичи) is a town and the administrative center of Gulkevichsky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located 150 kilometers (93 mi) northeast of Krasnodar. Population: 34,272 people (2020), 35,244 (2010 Census);[3] 35,141 (2002 Census);[8] 31,668 (1989 Census).[9]
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).[citation needed] Town status was granted to it in 1961.[2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gulkevichi serves as the administrative center of Gulkevichsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Gulkevichsky District as the Town of Gulkevichi.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Gulkevichi is incorporated within Gulkevichsky Municipal District as Gulkevichskoye Urban Settlement.[5]