Country Russia Administratively subordinated to Town of Belorechensk | Federal subject Krasnodar Krai Local time Thursday 8:44 PM | |
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Administrative center of Town of Belorechensk, Belorechensky District Municipal district Belorechensky Municipal District Urban settlement Belorechenskoye Urban Settlement Weather 12°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 72% Humidity | ||
Belorechensk (Russian: Белоре́ченск) is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the Belaya River, from which it takes its name. Population: 53,892 (2010 Census); 54,028 (2002 Census); 51,177 (1989 Census).
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Map of Belorechensk, Krasnodarskiy Kray, Russia
History
It was established as a Cossack settlement in 1862. Town status was granted to it in 1958. During the Soviet period, a corrective labor camp was located here.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Belorechensk serves as the administrative center of Belorechensky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is, together with the territory of Yuzhny Rural Okrug (which comprises three rural localities), incorporated separately as the Town of Belorechensk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of Belorechensk is incorporated within Belorechensky Municipal District as Belorechenskoye Urban Settlement. Yuzhny Rural Okrug is incorporated within Belorechensky Municipal District as Yuzhnenskoye Rural Settlement.