Coat of arms Flag Area 21 km² | Town Novoalexandrovsk Local time Monday 5:00 PM | |
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Administrative district Novoalexandrovsky District Weather 8°C, Wind W at 26 km/h, 67% Humidity | ||
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Novoalexandrovsk (Russian: Новоалекса́ндровск) is a town and the administrative center of Novoalexandrovsky District in Stavropol Krai, Russia, located on the bank of the Rasshevatka River, 110 kilometers (68 mi) southwest of Stavropol, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 26,757 (2010 Census); 27,315 (2002 Census); 25,759 (1989 Census).
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- How to pronounce novoalexandrovsk russian russia pronouncenames com
- Map of Novoalexandrovsk Stavropol Krai Russia
- History
- Administrative and municipal status
- References
Map of Novoalexandrovsk, Stavropol Krai, Russia
History
It was founded in 1804 by settlers from Central Russia as the village of Novo-Alexandrovskoye (Но́во-Алекса́ндровское). In 1832, it was transformed into the Cossack stanitsa of Novoalexandrovskaya (Новоалекса́ндровская). It was granted town status and renamed Novoalexandrovsk in 1971.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Novoalexandrovsk serves as the administrative center of Novoalexandrovsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with the khutor of Verny, incorporated within Novoalexandrovsky District as the Town of Novoalexandrovsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Novoalexandrovsk is incorporated within Novoalexandrovsky Municipal District as Novoalexandrovsk Urban Settlement.