Abinsk is a town and the administrative center of Abinsky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located 75 km southwest of Krasnodar, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 39,058 (2020), 23,000 (1968). It was previously known as Abinskaya (until 1963).

History

Abinsk was founded in 1836 on the site of a former Circassian settlement. The site was originally a Cossack village, which served the Russian Empire as one of the fortresses north of the Caucasus. At the same time, the settlement served as a place of exile, in particular, the Decembrists Bestuzhev, Odoevsky and Katenin were exiled here. It was known as Abinskaya (Аби́нская) before 1963.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Abinsk serves as the administrative center of Abinsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with four rural localities, incorporated within Abinsky District as the Town of Abinsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Abinsk is incorporated within Abinsky Municipal District as Abinskoye Urban Settlement.

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