Gulkevichi

Gulkevichi (Гульке́вичи) is a town and the administrative center of Gulkevichsky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located 150 km northeast of Krasnodar. Population: 34,272 people (2020),

History
It appeared as a settlement at the Gulkevichi station, opened in 1875 (the name is based on the location of the station on the land owned by the councilor N. V. Gulkevichu). 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

 * Andronik Karagezyan (born 1974), former Russian professional football player