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Svetlograd

Svetlograd (Russian: Светлогра́д) is a town and the administrative center of Petrovsky District in Stavropol Krai, Russia, located on the Kalaus River, 85 kilometers (53 mi) northeast of Stavropol, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 38,520 (2010 census); 39,370 (2002 census); 37,213 (1989 Soviet census).

It was founded in 1750 as the village of Petrovskoye (Петро́вское).[citation needed] It was granted town status and renamed Svetlograd in 1965.[citation needed]

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Svetlograd serves as the administrative center of Petrovsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Petrovsky District as the Town of Svetlograd.[citation needed] As a municipal division, the Town of Svetlograd is incorporated within Petrovsky Municipal District as Svetlograd Urban Settlement.

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