| Sochi is a city in Krasnodar Krai Russia located on the Black sea coast. Is the largest resort city in the country, known as "summer", "southern" or "Spa capital". Is the longest city in Europe. It borders with the Republic of Abkhazia. A member of the world Union of Olympic cities. The internal division of the city is represented by four administrative districts. The population of 343,3 thousand people, 61,4% Russian, 16.9% of Greeks, 6.2% of the Circassians, 4% Armenians.
Telephone code: 7 862 2. Postcode: 354000. Automobile codes: 23, 93, 123.
Based in 1838 year, as Fort Alexandria and named in honor of the Empress. Then the Fort was called Navaginskaya 1864 - Post Dakhovskaya, 1874 - City of Pasad. In 1896 was Sochi on the eponymous river, which was Pasad. In 1917 year he received the city status. |
