Azov-Black Sea Krai (Russian: Азово-Черноморский край, romanized: Azovo-Chernomorskiy kray) was an early krai of the Russian SFSR of the Soviet Union. Its capital was Rostov-on-Don.
| Azov-Black Sea Krai Азово-Черноморский край | |||||||||||
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| Krai of Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic | |||||||||||
| 1924–1937 | |||||||||||
.png) Azov-Black Sea Krai (1934—1937) | |||||||||||
| Capital | Rostov-on-Don | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
| • Coordinates | 47°14′N 39°42′E / 47.233°N 39.700°E | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 10 January 1924 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 13 September 1937 | ||||||||||
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It was formed on 10 January 1934 out of the North Caucasus Krai. According to the 1937 All-Union Census, it had population of 5,601,759.[1]
On 13 September 1937 it was split into Krasnodar Krai and Rostov Oblast.
References
edit- ^ "USSR Population Distribution (1937)". Archived from the original on 2019-10-11. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
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