Kurganinsk

Kurganinsk (in English) Курганинск (Russian)
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Location of Krasnodar Krai in Russia
Kurganinsk Location of Kurganinsk in Krasnodar Krai
Coordinates: 44°52′N 40°37′E / 44.867°N 40.617°E / 44.867; 40.617Coordinates: 44°52′N 40°37′E / 44.867°N 40.617°E / 44.867; 40.617

Coat of arms	Flag
Administrative status (as of May 2013)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Krasnodar Krai
Administrative district	Kurganinsky District
Town	Kurganinsk
Administrative center of	Kurganinsky District, Town of Kurganinsk
Municipal status (as of June 2009)
Municipal district	Kurganinsky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Kurganinskoye Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Kurganinsky Municipal District, Kurganinskoye Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	47,970 inhabitants
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded	1855
Town status since	1961
Previous names	Kurgannaya (until 1961)
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Kurganinsk (Russian: Курга́нинск) is a town and the administrative center of Kurganinsky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Bolshaya Laba River 248 kilometers (154 mi) east of Krasnodar, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 47,970 (2010 Census);46,618 (2002 Census);40,763 (1989 Census).

It was founded in 1855 as the stanitsa of Kurgannaya (Курга́нная) by the Cossacks. It was renamed and granted town status in 1961.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kurganinsk serves as the administrative center of Kurganinsky District. 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.