Gulkevichi () is a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

and the

administrative center An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...

of Gulkevichsky District of

Krasnodar Krai Krasnodar Krai (, ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia and is administratively a part of the Southern Federal District. Its administrative center is the t ...

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, located northeast of

Krasnodar Krasnodar, formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in southern Russia, with a population of 1,154,885 residents, and up to 1.263 millio ...

. Population: 34,272 people (2020),

History

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). Town status was granted to it in 1961.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gulkevichi serves as the

of Gulkevichsky District.Reference Information #34.01-707/13-03 As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Gulkevichsky District as the

Town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

of Gulkevichi. As a municipal division, the Town of Gulkevichi is incorporated within Gulkevichsky Municipal District as Gulkevichskoye Urban Settlement.Law #704-KZ

Notable people

* Andronik Karagezyan (born 1974), former Russian professional football player

References

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External links

Official website of Gulkevichi

Gulkevichi Business Directory
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Krasnodar Krai Gulkevichsky District Populated places established in 1871 1871 establishments in the Russian Empire