Mikhaylovsk, Stavropol Krai Explained

En Name:	Mikhaylovsk
Ru Name:	Михайловск
Coordinates:	45.1333°N 44°W
Map Label Position:	right
Image Coa:	Герб города Михайловска.jpg
Federal Subject:	Stavropol Krai
Adm District Jur:	Shpakovsky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:	Mikhaylovsk
Adm Selsoviet Type:	Town
Adm Ctr Of1:	Shpakovsky District
Adm Ctr Of2:	Town of Mikhaylovsk
Inhabloc Cat:	Town
Mun District Jur:	Shpakovsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:	Mikhaylovsk Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:	Shpakovsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of1 Ref:	^[1]
Mun Admctr Of2:	Mikhaylovsk Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:	70981
Established Date:	1784
Current Cat Date:	1999
Website:	http://www.mihailovsk-city.ru/

Mikhaylovsk (Russian: Миха́йловск) is a town and the administrative center of Shpakovsky District in Stavropol Krai, Russia, located along the Tashla River, 10km (10miles) northeast of Stavropol, the administrative center of the krai. Population: From 2010 to 2021, Mikhaylovsk's population grew to 114,133, achieving the fastest population growth rate of all regional cities in Russia.^[2]

History

It was founded in 1784 as the village of Mikhaylovskoye (Russian: Миха́йловское) and later became a Cossack stanitsa. In 1870, it lost its military significance and was demoted to rural status. In 1963, it was renamed Shpakovskoye (Russian: Шпа́ковское). It was granted town status and given its present name in 1999.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mikhaylovsk serves as the administrative center of Shpakovsky District.^[3] As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated within Shpakovsky District as the Town of Mikhaylovsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Mikhaylovsk is incorporated within Shpakovsky Municipal District as Mikhaylovsk Urban Settlement.^[4]