Stavropol
Stavropol
Ставрополь | |
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View of downtown Kaskad Fantanov area Cathedral of the Kazan Icon Stavropol Library Stavropol State Historical, Cultural and Natural Landscape Museum Stavropol Intourist Hotel | |
Location of Stavropol | |
| Coordinates: 45°03′N 41°59′E / 45.050°N 41.983°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Stavropol Krai |
| Founded | October 22, 1777 |
| City status since | 1785 |
| Government | |
| • Body | City Duma |
| • Head | Ivan Ulyanchenko |
| Elevation | 620 m (2,030 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 398,539 |
• Estimate (2018) | 433,931 (+8.9%) |
| • Rank | 47th in 2010 |
| • Subordinated to | city of krai significance of Stavropol |
| • Capital of | Stavropol Krai, city of krai significance of Stavropol |
| • Urban okrug | Stavropol Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Stavropol Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 355000–355013, 355016–355021, 355024–355026, 355028–355032, 355035, 355037–355038, 355040–355042, 355044–355045, 355047 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8652 |
| OKTMO ID | 07701000001 |
| Website | ставрополь |
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Stavropol (Russian: Ставрополь, IPA: [ˈstavrəpəlʲ]), known as Voroshilovsk from 1935 until 1943, is a city and the administrative centre of Stavropol Krai, in southern Russia. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 547,820, making it one of Russia's fastest growing cities.