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21-564: The Southern Federal District was originally called the North Caucasian Federal District when it was founded on 13 May 2000, but was renamed for political reasons on 21 June 2000. On 19 January 2010, the Southern Federal District was split in two, with its former southern territories forming a new North Caucasian Federal District . On 28 July 2016, Crimean Federal District (which contains

42-539: A guarantor of the observance of the krai Charter in accordance with the Constitution of Russia . Large companies in the region include Stavrolen , Arnest , Concern Enorgomera , Nevinomiskiy Azot , Stavropolskiy Gres . Irrigated agriculture is well-developed in the region. As of the beginning of 2001, Stavropol Krai had 3,361 km of irrigation canals , of which 959 km were lined (i.e., had concrete or stone walls, rather than merely soil walls, to reduce

63-574: Is Yury Chaika . Ethnic Russians constitute less than one-third of the total population at 2,857,851 (28.83%) according to the 2021 Census, but constitute a majority of 80% in Stavropol Krai and are at least 15% of the population in North Ossetia , Kabardino-Balkaria , and Karachay-Cherkessia . A diverse assortment of mostly Muslim North Caucasian speaking ethnic and tribal groups form the remainder. The North Caucasus Federal District

84-780: Is Russia's only Muslim-majority district, and is the only federal district that does not have an ethnic Russian majority. According to the results of the 2021 census, the ethnic composition of the North Caucasian Federal District is as follows: Vital statistics for 2022: Total fertility rate (2022): 1.73 children per woman Life expectancy (2021): 73.79 years Stavropol Krai Stavropol Krai ( Russian : Ставропо́льский край , romanized :  Stavropolʹskiy kray , IPA: [stəvrɐˈpolʲskʲɪj kraj] ), also known as Stavropolye ( Russian : Ставропо́лье , romanized :  Stavropolye , IPA: [stəvrɐˈpolʲɪ̯ə] ),

105-527: Is a federal subject (a krai ) of Russia . It is geographically located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia , and is administratively part of the North Caucasian Federal District . Stavropol Krai has a population of 2,907,593, according to the 2021 Census . Stavropol is the largest city and the capital of Stavropol Krai, and Pyatigorsk is the administrative center of

126-473: Is between −2 °C (28 °F) and −6 °C (21 °F). Summers are warm to hot with average July temperature of 20 °C (68 °F) to 25 °C (77 °F). Extremes range from −35 °C (−31 °F) in winter to 40 °C (104 °F) in summer. Average annual precipitation is 400 to 600 millimetres (16 to 24 in). The krai was established as North Caucasus Krai on October 17, 1924. After undergoing numerous administrative changes, it

147-900: Is considered part of the Kuban region, the traditional home of the Kuban Cossacks , with most of the krai's population living in the drainage basin of the Kuban River . The krai encompasses the central part of the Fore-Caucasus and most of the northern slopes of Caucasus Major . It borders with Rostov Oblast , Krasnodar Krai , Kalmykia , Dagestan , Chechnya , North Ossetia–Alania , Kabardino-Balkaria , and Karachay–Cherkessia . Most of Stavropol Krai experiences hot-summer humid continental climate (except for mountains). Winters are shorter and warmer than in most of Russia but still freezing and snowy: average January temperature

168-524: Is one of the eight federal districts of Russia . It is located in extreme southern Russia , in the geographical area of the North Caucasus . The federal district was split from the Southern Federal District on 19 January 2010. The population of the federal subjects comprising the federal district was 10,171,434 according to the 2021 Census , living in an area of 170,400 square kilometers (65,800 sq mi). The current Envoy

189-870: The Kuban Cossacks are now generally considered ethnic Russians , although their roots are in Ukraine (historically, their dialect was descended from that of Cherkasy ). Other notable ethnic groups include Armenians (mostly Christian Hamsheni ), Armeno-Tats , Pontic Greeks , Ukrainians , Turkmens as well as indigenous groups from the North Caucasian republics , especially from Chechnya , Ingushetia and Dagestan . Vital statistics for 2022: Total fertility rate (2022): 1.29 children per woman Life expectancy (2021): Total — 71.66 years (male — 67.68, female — 75.43) The 2010 Census counted thirty-three ethnic groups of more than 2,000  persons each, making this federal subject one of

210-661: The Republic of Crimea and the Federal city of Sevastopol ) was abolished and merged into Southern Federal District in order to "improve the governance". Crimean Federal District was established on 21 March 2014 after the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation . The federal district includes both the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol , both recognized as part of Ukraine by most of

231-444: The constitution of Russia from Russian to English uses the term "constituent entities of the Russian Federation". For example, Article 5 reads: "The Russian Federation shall consist of republics , krays , oblasts , cities of federal significance , an autonomous oblast and autonomous okrugs , which shall have equal rights as constituent entities of the Russian Federation." A translation provided by Garant-Internet instead uses

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252-837: The Chairman of the Krai Executive Committee (executive power). In 1970–1978, Mikhail Gorbachev , a native of Stavropol Krai, occupied the position of the First Secretary of the Krai's Communist Party Committee. He left the region for Moscow in 1978, when he was promoted to a Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU, to become the Party's General Secretary and the nation's leader 7 years later. The region

273-504: The North Caucasian Federal District. Stavropol Krai is bordered by Krasnodar Krai to the west, Rostov Oblast to the north-west, Kalmykia to the north, Dagestan to the east, and Chechnya , North Ossetia–Alania , Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia to the south. It is one of the most multi-ethnic federal subjects in Russia, with thirty-three ethnic groups with more than 2,000 persons each. The western area of Stavropol Krai

294-523: The Russian Federation is more appropriate than subject of the Russian Federation ( subject would be OK for a monarchy)". Ethnic composition, according to the 2010 census: Total - 13 854 334 people. North Caucasian Federal District 43°42′41″N 44°48′22″E  /  43.7114°N 44.8061°E  / 43.7114; 44.8061 The North Caucasian Federal District (Russian: Северо-Кавказский федеральный округ , IPA: [ˌsʲevʲɪrə kɐfˈkasːkʲɪj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk] )

315-538: The implementation and observance of the laws and other legal acts passed by it. The highest executive body is the Krai Government, which includes territorial executive bodies such as district administrations, committees, and commissions that facilitate development and run the day-to-day matters of the province. The krai administration supports the activities of the Governor who is the highest official and acts as

336-478: The international community. Ukraine considers the area, along with the areas of Luhansk People's Republic , the Donetsk People's Republic , Kherson Oblast and Zaporizhzhia Oblast , as temporarily occupied territories . Its population was 13,854,334 (62.4% urban) according to the 2010 Census , living in an area of 420,900 square kilometers (162,500 sq mi). An official government translation of

357-502: The loss of water). Among the major irrigation canals are: According to the 2021 Census the Krai's population was 2,907,593, up from 2,786,281 in the 2010 Census and further up from 2,410,379 recorded in the 1989 Census . The population of the krai is concentrated in the drainage basins of the Kuban River and of the Kuma River , which used to be traditional Cossack land (see History of Cossacks ). In modern Russia

378-535: The most multiethnic in Russia. The inhabitants identified themselves as belonging to more than 140 different ethnic groups, as shown in the following table: According to a 2012 survey 46.9% of the population of Stavropol Krai adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church , 7% are unaffiliated generic Christians , 2% are Muslims , 1% are either Orthodox Christian believers who do not belong to churches or members of non-Russian Orthodox bodies, and 1% of

399-405: The term "subjects of the Russian Federation". Tom Fennell, a translator, told the 2008 American Translators Association conference that "constituent entity of the Russian Federation" is a better translation than "subject". This was supported by Tamara Nekrasova, Head of Translation Department at Goltsblat BLP , saying in a 2011 presentation at a translators conference that " constituent entity of

420-707: Was also native to Yuri Andropov , who was also leader of the Soviet Union for a short time. Since 1991, CPSU lost all the power, and the head of the Krai Administration, and eventually the governor was appointed/elected alongside the elected regional parliament . The Charter of Stavropol Krai is the fundamental law of the region. The Legislative Assembly of Stavropol Krai is the province's regional standing legislative (representative) body. The Legislative Assembly exercises its authority by passing laws, resolutions, and other legal acts and by supervising

441-661: Was renamed Ordzhonikidze Krai ( Орджоникидзевский край ), after Sergo Ordzhonikidze , in March 1937, and Stavropol Krai on January 12, 1943. During the Soviet period, the high authority in the region ( krai ) was shared between three persons: the First Secretary of the Stavropol Krai CPSU Committee (who in reality had the greatest authority), the Chairman of the Krai Soviet (legislative power), and

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