Stavropol is a city located in south-western Russia and is the administrative center of Stavropol Krai. Population: 355,900 (2005 est.); 354,867 (2002 Census); 318,298 (1989 Census).
Stavropol has a theater and a football team called Dynamo Stavropol. The main educational institutions of the town are: Stavropol State University, North-Caucasus State Technical University, Agrarian University and Stavropol State Medical Academy. The area of Russia in which Stavropol resides is very mountainous, placing the city in the midst of the northern Caucasus mountain range. The city has one the biggest and best city parks in Russia. Stavropol's economy focuses on the production of automobiles, furniture, and construction equipment and materials. The city relies on air transport ( Shpakovskoye airport), rail, and highway connections to other Russian cities.
Stavropol's population includes a significant number of refugees escaping the strife or instability of the Russian border regions and Caucasus nations to the south. |
