Blagodarny, Stavropol Krai

Blagodarny
Благодарный
Location of Blagodarny
Blagodarny
Location of Blagodarny
Blagodarny
Blagodarny (Stavropol Krai)
Coordinates: 45°06′N 43°27′E / 45.100°N 43.450°E / 45.100; 43.450
CountryRussia
Federal subjectStavropol Krai
Administrative districtBlagodarnensky District
TownBlagodarny
Founded1782
Town status since1971
Elevation
160 m (520 ft)
Population
  Total
32,725
  Capital ofBlagodarnensky District, Town of Blagodarny
  Municipal districtBlagodarnensky Municipal District
  Urban settlementBlagodarny Urban Settlement
  Capital ofBlagodarnensky Municipal District, Blagodarny Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code(s)
356420
OKTMO ID07610101001

Blagodarny (Russian: Благода́рный) is a town and the administrative center of Blagodarnensky District in Stavropol Krai, Russia, located on the Mokraya Buyvola River (Kuma's tributary), 150 kilometers (93 mi) east of Stavropol, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 32,725(2010 Census); 34,500(2002 Census); 27,828(1989 Soviet census). It was previously known as Blagodarnoye.