| En Name: | Abinsk |
| Ru Name: | Абинск |
| Coordinates: | 44.8667°N 47°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Abinsk (Krasnodar krai, 2009).png |
| Federal Subject: | Krasnodar Krai |
| Adm District Jur: | Abinsky District |
| Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Abinsk |
| Adm Selsoviet Type: | Town |
| Adm Ctr Of1: | Abinsky District |
| Adm Ctr Of2: | Town of Abinsk |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Mun District Jur: | Abinsky Municipal District |
| Urban Settlement Jur: | Abinskoye Urban Settlement |
| Mun Admctr Of1: | Abinsky Municipal District |
| Mun Admctr Of2: | Abinskoye Urban Settlement |
| Pop 2010Census: | 34928 |
| Established Date: | 1863 |
| Website: | http://abinskcity.ru |
Abinsk (Russian: Аби́нск) is a town and the administrative center of Abinsky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located 75km (47miles) southwest of Krasnodar, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 39,058 (2020), 23,000 (1968).
It was previously known as Abinskaya (until 1963).
Abinsk was founded in 1836 on the site of a former Circassian settlement. The site was originally a Cossack village, which served the Russian Empire as one of the fortresses north of the Caucasus. At the same time, the settlement served as a place of exile, in particular, the Decembrists Bestuzhev, Odoevsky and Katenin were exiled here.[1] It was known as Abinskaya (Russian: Аби́нская) before 1963.[2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Abinsk serves as the administrative center of Abinsky District.[3] As an administrative division, it is, together with four rural localities, incorporated within Abinsky District as the Town of Abinsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Abinsk is incorporated within Abinsky Municipal District as Abinskoye Urban Settlement.[4]