Zelenokumsk
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Zelenokumsk is a town and the administrative center of Sovetsky District
of Stavropol Krai
, Russia
. The Kuma River flows through the town. Population:
It was founded in 1762 as the selo of Vorontsovo-Alexandrovskoye . It was granted work settlement
status in 1963 and renamed Sovetskoye. Town status was granted to it in 1965 when it was renamed Zelenokumsk.
Sovetsky District, Stavropol Krai
Sovetsky 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 Zelenokumsk. District's population: 72,762 ; 64,993 . Population of Zelenokumsk accounts for 57.0% 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...
. The Kuma River flows through the town. Population:
It was founded in 1762 as the selo of Vorontsovo-Alexandrovskoye . It was granted work 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 1963 and renamed Sovetskoye. Town status was granted to it in 1965 when it was renamed Zelenokumsk.