Krasnodar is one of the largest cities located in the southern part of Russia. However, it should be admitted that the greatest fame was brought not by the city's own merits, but by the status of the capital of the Kuban.
Kuban
Kuban has long been known in Russia and far beyond its borders as the main granary of our country. The region received this unofficial name largely due to its favorable geographical position: it is located in the south of Russia and therefore is characterized by an exceptionally mild and favorable climate. At the same time, the origin of the name is due to the fact that the river flowing through the territory of the region has a similar name - Kuban.
This, in turn, makes it possible to grow in the Kuban a wide variety of plant species of agricultural value: a variety of cereals, including such as rice and wheat, beets, sunflowers, potatoes, pumpkins and other plants. So, it is Kuban that accounts for about half of the total volume of fruits grown on the territory of the Russian Federation. In addition, due to the extensive fodder base, animal husbandry is actively developing here, but floriculture is also developed.
At the same time, Kuban is not a separate subject of the Russian Federation, but is a territory that includes several regions of Russia. So, a significant part of the area of the Kuban falls on the Krasnodar region; in addition, it partially covers also the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, the Stavropol Territory and the Rostov Region. At the same time, the Republic of Adygea is considered to be completely part of the Kuban region.
Capital of the Kuban
Krasnodar is a large Russian city with a population of over 800 thousand people. In the Southern Federal District of Russia, Krasnodar is the third city in terms of this indicator, second only to Rostov-on-Don and Volgograd.
The city received its status as the capital of the Kuban much earlier than its modern name, which was assigned to it only in 1920. This happened during the reign of Empress Catherine II. On June 30, 1792, the ruler officially donated the Kuban region as a gift to the numerous Cossack communities that historically inhabited it. And the very next year, the Cossacks founded a settlement on the Kuban River, which at first was just a small military camp, then it became a fortress, and later - a full-fledged city. As a token of gratitude to the empress for her generous gift, the city, which became the administrative center of the Kuban region, was named Yekaterinodar.
Since then, the Kuban has been divided into several administrative-territorial units, and the status of its capital, which historically belonged to Krasnodar, remains with it only unofficially.
