Neftekumsk
Encyclopedia
Neftekumsk is a town and the administrative center of Neftekumsky District
of Stavropol Krai
, Russia
, located on the right bank of the Kuma River
, 305 kilometres (189.5 mi) east of Stavropol
. Population:
It was founded in 1961 as an oil
-extracting settlement. It was granted of urban-type settlement
status in 1962 and town status in 1968.
Neftekumsky District
Neftekumsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 26 in Stavropol Krai, Russia. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Neftekumsk. District's population: 70,902 ; 59,775 . Population of Neftekumsk accounts for 40.3% of the district's...
of Stavropol Krai
Stavropol Krai
Stavropol Krai is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Stavropol. Population: -Geography:Stavropol Krai encompasses the central part of the Fore-Caucasus and most of the northern slopes of Caucasus Major...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the right bank of the Kuma River
Kuma River (Russia)
The Kuma is an long river in southern Russia. Its drainage basin is 33 500 square km. Its source is in the Greater Caucasus, in the republic Karachay-Cherkessia, west of Kislovodsk...
, 305 kilometres (189.5 mi) east of Stavropol
Stavropol
-International relations:-Twin towns/sister cities:Stavropol is twinned with: Des Moines, United States Béziers, France Pazardzhik, Bulgaria-External links:* **...
. Population:
It was founded in 1961 as an oil
Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...
-extracting settlement. It was granted of urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
status in 1962 and town status in 1968.