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Krasnodar ( Russian : Краснода́р ; IPA: [krəsnɐˈdar] ) is a city and the administrative center of Krasnodar Krai , Russia , located on the Kuban River , approximately 148 kilometers (92 mi) northeast of the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk . As of the 2010 Census , its population was 744,995.
Krasnodar was founded on January 12, 1794 ( Gregorian calendar ) as Yekaterinodar ( Екатеринода́р ). The original name meant "Catherine's Gift", recognizing both Catherine the Great 's grant of land in the Kuban region to the Black Sea Cossacks (created from former Zaporozhian Cossacks ) and Saint Catherine of Alexandria , who is considered to be the patron of the city. City status was granted in 1867.
On December 7, 1920, as a result of the October Revolution , Yekaterinodar was renamed Krasnodar ( Gift of the Reds ). The new name consists of Krasno- ( Красно- – 'red', i.e. Communist , but also archaic/poetic form of 'beautiful'); and dar ( дар – 'gift').