Stavropol krai overview
Stavropol krai (also spelled Stavropolsky) is situated in the central part of Predkavkazie and on the northern range of Big Caucasus (North Caucasian Federal District). Administrative center and capital city of the region is Stavropol.
Stavropol krai population - 2,707,000 (2009); land area - 66,160 sq. km.
Stavropol krai economy
Main industries of Stavropol krai are fuel, power generation, treatment of raw materials, machine building, chemical and light. Agriculture and processing of farming products also dominate Stavropol krai economy, though there is some light and mechanic engineering industry and exploitation of natural gas deposits.
Stavropol krai administrative division
Stavropol region is divided into 26 districts, 10 towns of regional submission, 8 towns of district submission, 7 town settlements, 267 villages.
Main cities and towns are Stavropol (364,000), Pyatigorsk (140,000), Kislovodsk (129,000), Nevinnomyssk (129,000), Yessentuky (82,000), Mineralnie Vody (77,000).