Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai

Krasnaya Polyana
Красная Поляна
General view of the Krasnaya Polyana from the Psekhako Ridge. In the foreground is a mountain Olympic village.
General view of the Krasnaya Polyana from the Psekhako Ridge. In the foreground is a mountain Olympic village.
Location of Krasnaya Polyana
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Krasnaya Polyana is located in Krasnodar Krai
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Location of Krasnaya Polyana
Krasnaya Polyana is located in European Russia
Krasnaya Polyana
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Krasnaya Polyana (European Russia)
Krasnaya Polyana is located in Europe
Krasnaya Polyana
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Krasnaya Polyana (Europe)
Coordinates: 43°40′43″N 40°12′19″E / 43.67861°N 40.20528°E / 43.67861; 40.20528
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKrasnodar Krai
Settlement okrugKrasnopolyansky Settlement Okrug
Founded1869
Urban-type settlement status since1950
Elevation
533 m (1,749 ft)
Population
 • Total
4,598
 • Estimate 
(2013)
4,666
 • Subordinated toCity of Sochi
 • Capital ofKrasnopolyansky Settlement Okrug
 • Urban okrugSochi Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[2])
Postal code(s)[3]
354392
Dialing code(s)+7 8622[4]
OKTMO ID03726000056

Krasnaya Polyana (Russian: Кра́сная Поля́на, IPA: [ˈkrasnəjə pɐˈlʲanə]; Abkhaz: Гәбаадәы, Gwbaadwy; Adyghe: Ӏаткъуадж, ‘atquaj, Greek: Κράσναγια Πολιάνα) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Krasnopolyansky Settlement Okrug, which is under the administrative jurisdiction of Adlersky City District of the City of Sochi in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. Population: 4,598 (2010 Census);[1] 3,969 (2002 Census);[5] 3,300 (1989 Soviet census).[6]

Located in the Western Caucasus, it is home to the new Rosa Khutor alpine ski resort, with a base elevation of 560 meters (1,840 ft) along the Mzymta River, 39 kilometers (24 mi) from its influx into the Black Sea in Adlersky City District of Sochi. The lift-served summit climbs to 2,320 meters (7,610 ft), giving a vertical drop of over a mile at 1,760 meters (5,770 ft). The resort hosted the Alpine and Nordic events of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, having previously hosted World Cup alpine events from February 2012, two years earlier.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  2. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  3. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  4. ^ (Worldwide Phone Codes)
  5. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  6. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.