Gulkevichi


Gulkevichi is a town and the administrative center of Gulkevichsky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located northeast of Krasnodar. Population: 34,272 people,

History

It appeared as a settlement at the Gulkevichi station, opened in 1875. Town status was granted to it in 1961.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gulkevichi serves as the administrative center of Gulkevichsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Gulkevichsky District as the Town of Gulkevichi. As a municipal division, the Town of Gulkevichi is incorporated within Gulkevichsky Municipal District as Gulkevichskoye Urban Settlement.

Notable people