Levokumskoye

Village Lewokumskoje Левокумское flag coat of arms Federal district North Caucasus region Stavropol Rajon Levokumski Founded 1842 Earlier names Gromki population 10,302 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Height of the center 70  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 86543 Post Code 357960 License Plate 26, 126 OKATO 07 236 810 001 Geographical location Coordinates 44 ° 49 '  N , 44 ° 40'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 49 '20 "  N , 44 ° 39' 40"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in the Stavropol Territory

List of large settlements in Russia

Levokumskoje ( Russian Левоку́мское ) is a village (selo) in the Stavropol region in Russia with 10,302 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The place is a good 200 km as the crow flies east-southeast of the regional administrative center of Stavropol in the northern foothills of the Caucasus . It is located on the left bank of the Kuma between the cities of Budyonnowsk (about 40 km west) and Neftekumsk (a good 25 km east). Immediately below Lewokumskoje reaching Terek -Kuma irrigation channel of the river and goes into the continuing northward Kuma- Manytsch over channel. South of the village, another irrigation canal, the Neftekumsk Canal, branches off in an easterly direction.

Lewokumskoje is the administrative center of the Rajons Lewokumski and seat and only town in the rural community (selskoje posselenije) Selo Lewokumskoje.

history

The village was founded in 1842 and was initially called Gromki. The current name refers to the location to the left of the Kuma (from Russian lewy for "left" and the river name Kuma; on the opposite bank of the river is the smaller village Prawokumskoje; prawy stands for "right").

On April 13, 1924 Levokumskoje was the first administrative seat of a Rajon, which initially existed until 1928 and was restored in 1935.

Population development

year	Residents
1939	5,826
1959	4,928
1970	8,321
1979	9,148
1989	10,962
2002	11,176
2010	10.302

Note: census data

traffic

Levokumskoje is on the regional road that connects Budyonnovsk, where the nearest train station is, with Lagan in the neighboring Republic of Kalmykia (formerly R263). A road branches off to the east via Neftekumsk to Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk in Dagestan .

Web links

Commons : Lewokumskoje  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website of the Raion Administration (Russian)

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)