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town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia
- 1875
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town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia
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Gulkevichi (Russian: Гульке́вичи) is a town and the administrative center of Gulkevichsky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located 150 kilometers (93 mi) northeast of Krasnodar. Population: 34,272 people (2020), 35,244 (2010 census); 35,141 (2002 census); 31,668 (1989 Soviet census).
It appeared as a settlement at the Gulkevichi station, opened in 1875 (the name is based on the location of the station on the land owned by the councilor N. V. Gulkevichu). Town status was granted to it in 1961.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gulkevichi serves as the administrative center of Gulkevichsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Gulkevichsky District as the Town of Gulkevichi. As a municipal division, the Town of Gulkevichi is incorporated within Gulkevichsky Municipal District as Gulkevichskoye Urban Settlement.
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