Kushchyovskaya
Кущёвская | |
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Coordinates: 46°34′N 39°39′E / 46.567°N 39.650°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Krasnodar Krai[1] |
Administrative district | Kushchyovsky District[1] |
Founded | 1794[2] |
Rural locality status since | 1842[2] |
Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 28,362 |
• Capital of | Kushchyovsky District[1] |
• Municipal district | Kushchyovsky Municipal District[3] |
• Rural settlement | Kushchyovskoye Rural Settlement |
• Capital of | Kushchyovsky Municipal District,[3] Kushchyovskoye Rural Settlement[3] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [4]) |
Postal code(s)[5] | 352030–352033, 352037 |
OKTMO ID | 03628416101 |
2010 Census | 28,362[1] |
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2002 Census | 29,533[6] |
1989 Census | 26,300[7] |
1979 Census | 24,627[8] |
Kushchyovskaya (Russian: Кущёвская) is a rural locality (a stanitsa) and the administrative center of Kushchyovsky District in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 28,362.[1] Kushchyovskaya (air base) is near to the town.
It was established in 1794 and reclassified as a stanitsa in 1842.[2] The settlement came to national attention in 2010 as the site of the Kushchyovskaya massacre.