Gelendzhik

Gelendzhik
Геленджик
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Gelendzhik
Gelendzhik (European Russia)
Gelendzhik
Gelendzhik (Black Sea)
Coordinates: 44°34′30″N 38°04′21″E / 44.57500°N 38.07250°E / 44.57500; 38.07250
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKrasnodar Krai
Founded1831
Town status since1915
Government
 • HeadViktor Khrestin
Area
 • Total
27.9 km2 (10.8 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (98 ft)
Population
 • Total
54,980
 • Estimate 
(2025)
80,534 (+46.5%)
 • Rank302nd in 2010
 • Density1,970/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
 • Subordinated toTown of Gelendzhik
 • Capital ofTown of Gelendzhik
 • Urban okrugGelendzhik Urban Okrug
 • Capital ofGelendzhik Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal codes
353460, 353461, 353465–353468, 353475, 353477
Dialing code+7 86141
OKTMO ID03708000001
Websiteadmgel.ru

Gelendzhik (Russian: Геленджик; Adyghe: Хъулъыжъий, Ḣułəžij) is a resort town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the Gelendzhik Bay of the Black Sea, between Novorossiysk (31 kilometers (19 mi) to the northwest) and Tuapse (93 kilometers (58 mi) to the southeast). Greater Gelendzhik sprawls for 102 kilometers (63 mi) along the coastline and covers an area of 122,754 hectares (303,330 acres), although only 1,926 hectares (4,760 acres) fall within the boundaries of Gelendzhik proper. Population: 80,204 (2021 census); 54,980 (2010 census); 50,012 (2002 census); 47,711 (1989 Soviet census).