North Caucasus Krai(green) in 1931 before the creation of the Azov-Black Sea Krai in 1934
As of 1932, the population of the krai was estimated at 10,290,000 in an area of 351,800 km2. 45.9% of the overall population was Russian, and 37.2% of the overall population was Ukrainian.
After undergoing numerous administrative changes, including the loss of the majority of its territory to the new Azov-Black Sea Krai on 10 January 1934, it was renamed Ordzhonikidze Krai (Орджоникидзевский край), after Sergo Ordzhonikidze, on 13 March 1937, and Stavropol Krai on 12 January 1943.
north, caucasus, krai, russian, Се, веро, Кавка, зский, край, severo, kavkazskiy, kray, administrative, division, krai, within, russian, soviet, federative, socialist, republic, soviet, union, established, october, 1924, administrative, center, rostov, until, . North Caucasus Krai Russian Se vero Kavka zskij kraj Severo Kavkazskiy kray was an administrative division krai within the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union It was established on 17 October 1924 Its administrative center was Rostov on Don until 10 January 1934 Pyatigorsk until January 1936 then Ordzhonikidze today Vladikavkaz and from 15 December 1936 Voroshilovsk today Stavropol North Caucasus Krai green in 1931 before the creation of the Azov Black Sea Krai in 1934 As of 1932 the population of the krai was estimated at 10 290 000 in an area of 351 800 km2 45 9 of the overall population was Russian and 37 2 of the overall population was Ukrainian Widespread death by starvation occurred in the krai during the Soviet famine of 1932 33 As of the 1937 All Union Census the krai had a population of 1 635 277 in a smaller area 1 After undergoing numerous administrative changes including the loss of the majority of its territory to the new Azov Black Sea Krai on 10 January 1934 it was renamed Ordzhonikidze Krai Ordzhonikidzevskij kraj after Sergo Ordzhonikidze on 13 March 1937 and Stavropol Krai on 12 January 1943 Since 19 January 2010 the region has been divided between the North Caucasian Federal District and the Southern Federal District See also editKubanReferences edit USSR Population Distribution 1937 nbsp nbsp This Russian history related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte 45 42 N 43 06 E 45 7 N 43 1 E 45 7 43 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title North Caucasus Krai amp oldid 1132745743, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
