Stavropol

Stavropol
Ставрополь
View of downtown Kaskad Fantanov area
Cathedral of the Kazan Icon
Stavropol Library
Stavropol State Historical, Cultural and Natural Landscape Museum
Stavropol Intourist Hotel
Interactive map of Stavropol
Stavropol
Location of Stavropol
Stavropol
Stavropol (European Russia)
Stavropol
Stavropol (Russia)
Stavropol
Stavropol (Europe)
Coordinates: 45°03′N 41°59′E / 45.050°N 41.983°E / 45.050; 41.983
CountryRussia
Federal subjectStavropol Krai
FoundedOctober 22, 1777
City status since1785
Government
 • BodyCity Duma
 • MayorIvan Ulyanchenko
Elevation
620 m (2,030 ft)
Population
 • Total
398,539
 • Estimate 
(January 2015)
425,853 (+6.9%)
 • Rank47th in 2010
 • Subordinated tocity of krai significance of Stavropol
 • Capital ofStavropol Krai, city of krai significance of Stavropol
 • Urban okrugStavropol Urban Okrug
 • Capital ofStavropol Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal codes
355000–355013, 355016–355021, 355024–355026, 355028–355032, 355035, 355037–355038, 355040–355042, 355044–355045, 355047
Dialing code+7 8652
OKTMO ID07701000001
Websiteставрополь.рф

Stavropol (Russian: Ставрополь, IPA: [ˈstavrəpəlʲ]), known as Voroshilovsk from 1935 until 1943, is a city that is the administrative centre of Stavropol Krai, in southern Russia. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 547,820, and it is one of Russia's fastest growing cities.