Mikhaylovsk, Stavropol Krai, North Caucasus, Russia

🇷🇺 Mikhaylovsk is a town and the administrative centre of Shpakovsky District in Stavropol Krai, Russia, located along the Tashla River, 10 km north-east of Stavropol, the administrative centre of the krai.

During the period 2010-2021, Mikhaylovsk's population achieved the fastest population growth rate of all regional cities in Russia.

History It was founded in 1784 as the village of Mikhaylovskoye (Миха́йловское) and later became a Cossack stanitsa. In 1870, it lost its military significance and was demoted back to rural status. In 1963, it was renamed Shpakovskoye (Шпа́ковское). It was granted town status and given its present name in 1999.

Geography: Administrative status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mikhaylovsk serves as the administrative centre of Shpakovsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated within Shpakovsky District as the Town of Mikhaylovsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Mikhaylovsk is incorporated within Shpakovsky Municipal District as Mikhaylovsk Urban Settlement.

Economy The following industrial enterprises operate in the town: • Combine of building materials • Auto parts factory • Poultry factory • Breeder • Brickyard.

Transport Pelagiada railway station is located within the town; with directions to Elista, Stavropol, and Kavkazskaya railway station.

Demographics • Russians: (87.1%) • Armenians: (7.7%) • Romani: (1.3%) • Ukrainians: (1.3%).