Stavropol

Also known as Voroshilovsk

Stavropol (, ), known as Voroshilovsk from 1935 until 1943, is a city that is the administrative centre of Stavropol Krai, in southern Russia. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 547,820, and it is one of Russia's fastest growing cities.

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Stavropol is a major city in southern Russia that serves as the administrative center for Stavropol Krai, with a population of nearly 548,000 people as of 2021. The city is notable for being one of Russia's fastest-growing urban centers, having been known as Voroshilovsk during the Soviet era from 1935 to 1943.

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Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Stavropol
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Ставрополь
Russian inhabited locality.pushpin_map: Russia Stavropol Krai#European Russia#Russia#Europe
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Stavropol flag.svg
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Coat of Arms of Stavropol (2021).jpeg
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Stavropol Krai
Russian inhabited locality.adm_inhabloc_jur: city of krai significance of Stavropol
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1: Stavropol Krai
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of2: city of krai significance of Stavropol
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: City
Russian inhabited locality.urban_okrug_jur: Stavropol Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1: Stavropol Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.representative_body: City Duma
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census: 398539
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census_rank: 47th
Russian inhabited locality.pop_latest: 425853
Russian inhabited locality.pop_latest_date: January 2015
Russian inhabited locality.established_date: October 22, 1777

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Ставрополь
Population: 450680
Area: 277
Elevation: 620
Official website: ставрополь.рф
Image: Центр Ставрополя.jpg
Dialing code: 8652
Licence plate code: 126

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Commons category: Stavropol
postal code: 355000–355099
inception: 1777-00-00
native label: Ставрополь
P12749: Walter March

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Contents

Etymology
History
Administrative and municipal status
Economy
Demographics
Facilities
Climate
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
References
Notes
Sources
External links

==Etymology== The name Stavropol () is a Russian rendering of the Greek name ( 'City of the Cross'). According to legend, soldiers found a stone cross there while building the fortress in the city's future location. It is not related to Byzantine Stauroupolis (ancient Aphrodisias) in Asia Minor, nor to the city of Stavropol-on-Volga (now called Tolyatti).