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Stavropol Krai (Russian: ????????´?????? ????, Stavropolsky kray) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai). Its administrative center is the city of Stavropol.
Geography
Stavropol 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, Republic of Kalmykia, Republic of Dagestan, Chechen Republic, North Ossetia-Alania, Kabardino-Balkar Republic, and Karachay-Cherkess Republic.
Time zone
Stavropol Krai is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).
Demographics
Population: 2,735,139 (2002 Census); 2,410,379 (1989 Census). The population of Stavropol Krai is concentrated in the Kuban River and Kuma River drainage basin, which used to be traditional Cossack land (see History of Cossacks). The Kuban Cossacks are now generally considered to be ethnic Russians, even though they are still an important minority in their own right in this area. Other notable ethnic groups include the Armenians (mostly Christian Hamsheni) who have been settling here since at least the 18th century.
Ethnic groups: The 2002 Census counted thirty-three ethnic groups of more than two thousand persons each, making this federal subject one of the most multicultural in Russia. The inhabitants identified themselves as belonging to more than 140 different ethnic groups, as shown in the following table:
| Population |
Ethnicity |
Percentage of total population |
| 2,231,759 |
Russians |
81.6% |
| 149,249 |
Armenians |
5.46% |
| 45,892 |
Ukrainians |
1.68% |
| 40,218 |
Dargins |
1.47% |
| 34,078 |
Greeks |
1.25% |
| 20,680 |
Nogay |
0.76% |
| 19,094 |
Roma people |
1.47% |
| 15,146 |
Karachay |
0.55% |
| 15,069 |
Azeris |
0.55% |
| 13,937 |
Turkmens |
0.51% |
| 13,208 |
Chechens |
0.50% |
| 12,988 |
Tatars |
0.5% |
| 8,047 |
Germans |
0.28% |
| 7,772 |
Ossetians |
0.26% |
| 7,484 |
Turks |
0.26% |
| 5,744 |
Kumyks |
0.22% |
| 3,902 |
Kazakhs |
0.2% |
| 3,300 |
Abazin |
0.17% |
A further 0.26% of the inhabitants declined to state their nationality on the census questionnaire.[1]
Vital Statistics for 2007: Source
Birth Rate: 11.22 per 1000
Death Rate: 13.32 per 1000
Net Immigration: +3.5 per 1000
NGR: -0.21% per Year
PGR: +0.14% per Year
Administrative divisions
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Agriculture
Irrigated agriculture is well developed in the region. As of the beginning of 2001, Stavropol Krai had 3361 km of irrigation canals, of which 959 km were lined (i.e. had concrete or stone walls, rather than merely soil walls, to reduce the loss of water).[2]
Among the major irrigation canals are:[2]
See also
References
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