Kurganinsk (; until 1961: Kurgannaya, , ) is a town and the administrative center of Kurganinsky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Bolshaya Laba River east of Krasnodar, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 48,194 people (2020),
History It was founded in 1855 as the stanitsa of Kurgannaya () by the Cossacks. According to the 1926 census, it had a population of 13,717, 65.2% Russian and 30.1% Ukrainian. It was renamed and granted town status in 1961.
Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kurganinsk serves as the administrative center of Kurganinsky District.Reference Information #34.01-707/13-03 As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Kurganinsky District as the Town of Kurganinsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Kurganinsk is incorporated within Kurganinsky Municipal District as Kurganinskoye Urban Settlement.Law #768-KZ
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