North Caucasus Krai

North Caucasus Krai
North Caucasus Krai as of 1934 given before split on 2 krai

North Caucasus Krai (Russian: Се́веро-Кавка́зский край) was an administrative division (a krai) of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. It was established on October 17, 1924. After undergoing numerous administrative changes, it was renamed Ordzhonikidze Krai (Орджоникидзевский край), after Sergo Ordzhonikidze, in March 1937, and Stavropol Krai on January 12, 1943. As of 1932 population of krai estimated as 10,290,000. Area - 351,8 thousand km2. 45,9% of overall population was Russians, 37,2% - Ukrainians. As of the 1937 All-Union Census, the krai had population of 1,635,277.[1]

References

  1. ^ USSR Population Distribution (1937)


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