Country Russia | Federal subject Republic of Adygea | |
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Administrative district Takhtamukaysky District Municipal district Takhtamukaysky Municipal District Urban settlement Yablonovskoye Urban Settlement Administrative center of Yablonovskoye Urban Settlement | ||
Yablonovsky (Russian: Яблоно́вский; Adyghe: Яблоновскэ), informally called Yablonovka (Яблоно́вка), is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Takhtamukaysky District of the Republic of Adygea, Russia, located on the left bank of the Kuban River across Krasnodar in Krasnodar Krai, 252 kilometers (157 mi) northwest of Maykop, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 26,171.
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Map of Yablonovsky, Adygea, Russia
Geography
Yablonovsky is connected with Krasnodar in Krasnodar Krai by means of bridges across the Kuban River.
History
In October 2009, President Aslan Tkhakushinov named Yablonovsky the prime candidate for being granted town status due to its being the largest urban locality in Adygea after Maykop and its being larger than Adygeysk, as well as due to its proximity to Krasnodar.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Yablonovsky is subordinated to Takhtamukaysky District. As a municipal division, Yablonovsky, together with two rural localities, is incorporated within Takhtamukaysky Municipal District as Yablonovskoye Urban Settlement.