Yekaterinogradskaya Explained

En Name:Yekaterinogradskaya
Ru Name:Екатериноградская
Coordinates:43.7667°N 58°W
Map Label Position:left
Federal Subject:Kabardino-Balkar Republic
Adm District Jur:Prokhladnensky District
Inhabloc Cat:Rural locality
Inhabloc Type:Stanitsa
Pop 2010Census:3675
Postal Codes:361015

Yekaterinogradskaya (Russian: Екатериногра́дская) is a rural locality (a stanitsa) in Prokhladnensky District of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia, located near the confluence of the Malka and Terek Rivers. Population:

History

Between 1785 and 1790, Yekaterinogradskaya (then the town of Yekaterinograd) was the seat of Caucasus Oblast, one of two parts (along with Astrakhan Oblast) of Caucasus Viceroyalty. In 1790, the oblast was abolished and merged into Astrakhan Governorate.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://gosuslugi.stavkray.ru/region/history/. ru:Историческая справка. Комитет Ставропольского края по информационным технологиям и связи. ru. January 31, 2013.