Svetlograd
Encyclopedia
Svetlograd is a town and the administrative center of Petrovsky District
of Stavropol Krai
, Russia
, located on the Kalaus River, 85 kilometres (52.8 mi) northeast of Stavropol
. Population:
It was founded in 1750 as the village of Petrovskoye . It was granted town status and renamed Svetlograd in 1965.
Petrovsky District, Stavropol Krai
Petrovsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 26 in Stavropol Krai, Russia. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Svetlograd. District's population: 82,449 ; 76,718 . Population of Svetlograd accounts for 49.3% of the district's...
of Stavropol Krai
Stavropol Krai
Stavropol Krai is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Stavropol. Population: -Geography:Stavropol Krai encompasses the central part of the Fore-Caucasus and most of the northern slopes of Caucasus Major...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the Kalaus River, 85 kilometres (52.8 mi) northeast of Stavropol
Stavropol
-International relations:-Twin towns/sister cities:Stavropol is twinned with: Des Moines, United States Béziers, France Pazardzhik, Bulgaria-External links:* **...
. Population:
It was founded in 1750 as the village of Petrovskoye . It was granted town status and renamed Svetlograd in 1965.