Gelendzhik
Gelendzhik
Геленджик | |
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View of Gelendzhik | |
Location of Gelendzhik | |
| Coordinates: 44°34′30″N 38°04′21″E / 44.57500°N 38.07250°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Krasnodar Krai |
| Founded | 1831 |
| Town status since | 1915 |
| Government | |
| • Head | Viktor Khrestin |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.9 km2 (10.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 54,980 |
| • Rank | 302nd in 2010 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | Town of Gelendzhik |
| • Capital of | Town of Gelendzhik |
| • Urban okrug | Gelendzhik Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Gelendzhik Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 353460, 353461, 353465–353468, 353475, 353477 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 86141 |
| OKTMO ID | 03708000001 |
| Website | gelendzhik |
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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).