Blagodarny

city Blagodarny Благодарный flag coat of arms Federal district North Caucasus region Stavropol Rajon Blagodarny Mayoress Svetlana Anatoljewna Lobkarjowa Founded 1782 City since 1971 surface 19  km² population 32,725 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 1722 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 160  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 86549 Post Code 356420-356423 License Plate 26, 126 OKATO 07 210 501 Website gorodblag.ucoz.ru Geographical location Coordinates 45 ° 6 '  N , 43 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 6 '0 "  N , 43 ° 26' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in the Stavropol Territory

List of cities in Russia

Blagodarny ( Russian Благода́рный ) is a city with 32,725 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010) in the North Caucasus Federal District in Russia . It is located in the foothills of the Caucasus in the Stavropol region , about 150 kilometers east of Stavropol , on the Mokraja Buiwola (a tributary of the Kuma ).

Blagodarny is the administrative center of the Rajon of the same name .

history

The city was founded in 1782 as a village with the name Blagodarnoje ( Благода́рное ) and in 1971 received city status and the current name Blagodarny - in German the thankful [city] .

Population development

year	Residents
1897	12,212
1939	16,089
1959	14,900
1970	20,168
1979	22,706
1989	27,828
2002	34,500
2010	32,725

Note: census data

economy

Blagodarny has a few industrial operations, with the main focus being on food production. Agriculture in Blagodarny Raion is also important.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)

Web links

• Official website of the city administration (Russian)
• Blagodarny on mojgorod.ru (Russian)