Krasnodar is the center of the Krasnodarsky kray (region). The city is situated on the Kuban river and has a population of 631,000. Krasnodar was founded in 1793 and was known as Ekaterinodar until 1920.
Oil processing and the building of oil production machinery are the main industries of the city.
There is a chemical plant as well as fur manufacturing in Krasnodar. It is the center of the ancestral region of the Kuban Cossacks.
