Belorechensk, Krasnodar Krai Explained

En Name:Belorechensk
Ru Name:Белореченск
Coordinates:44.7686°N 39.8733°W
Map Label Position:bottom
Image Coa:Belorechensk_(Krasnodar_krai),_coat_of_arms.png
Federal Subject:Krasnodar Krai
Adm City Jur:Town of Belorechensk
Adm Ctr Of1:Town of Belorechensk
Adm Ctr Of2:Belorechensky District
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Belorechensky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Belorechenskoye Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Belorechensky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Belorechenskoye Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:53892
Pop 2010Census Rank:306th
Established Date:1862
Current Cat Date:1958
Website:http://www.gorodbelorechensk.ru/

Belorechensk (Russian: Белоре́ченск) is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the Belaya River, from which it takes its name. It forms the municipal formation Belorechenskoye urban settlement, as the only locality in its composition. Population: 51,590 (2020),

History

It was established as a Cossack settlement in 1862.[1] Town status was granted to it in 1958.[2] During the Soviet period, a corrective labor camp was located here. Belorechensk-White Rechensk was briefly occupied by Germany in the Second World War.

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.[3] 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.[4] Yuzhny Rural Okrug is incorporated within Belorechensky Municipal District as Yuzhnenskoye Rural Settlement.

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Notes and References

  1. Belorechenskaya // Dictionary of Britannica: in 86 volumes (82 tons and 4 additional) - St. Petersburg, 1890-1907.
  2. Web site: General Information. ru. February 24, 2018.
  3. Reference Information #34.01-707/13-03
  4. Law #767-KZ