Tikhoretsk

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Tikhoretsk Тихорецк
Town[1]
Zhukov Square
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Tikhoretsk
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Coordinates: 45°52′N 40°08′E / 45.867°N 40.133°E / 45.867; 40.133
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Krasnodar Krai[1]
Founded	1874
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	61,823
• Rank	259th in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Town of Tikhoretsk[1]
• Capital of	Town of Tikhoretsk,[1] Tikhoretsky District[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Tikhoretsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Tikhoretskoye Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Tikhoretsky Municipal District,[3] Tikhoretskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	352120–352129
OKTMO ID	03654101001

Tikhoretsk (Russian: Тихоре́цк) is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It is the administrative center of the Tikhoretsky urban settlement and the Tikhoretsky District of the Krasnodar Territory. Population: 55,686 (2021 Census);^[6] 61,823 (2010 Census);^[2] 65,005 (2002 Census);^[7] 67,105 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tikhoretsk serves as the administrative center of Tikhoretsky District, even though it is not a part of it.^[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with the territory of Prigorodnensky Rural Okrug (which comprises two rural localities), incorporated separately as the Town of Tikhoretsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Tikhoretsk is incorporated within Tikhoretsky Municipal District as Tikhoretskoye Urban Settlement.^[3]

The town is an important part of the southern rail network. Tikhoretsk (air base), a Russian Air Force base is nearby.

After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United States announced in October 2023 that large quantities of North Korean ammunition were being transported by rail to an ammunition depot in Tikhoretsk.^[9]

• Управление по взаимодействию с органами местного самоуправления Администрации Краснодарского края. Справочная информация №34.01-707/13-03 от 23 мая 2013 г. «Реестр административно-территориальных единиц Краснодарского края». (Department of Cooperation with the Organs of the Local Self-Government of the Administration of Krasnodar Krai. Reference Information #34.01-707/13-03 of May 23, 2013 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units of Krasnodar Krai. ).
• Законодательное Собрание Краснодарского края. Закон №711-КЗ от 7 июня 2004 г «Об установлении границ муниципального образования Тихорецкий район, наделении его статусом муниципального района, образовании в его составе муниципальных образований — городского и сельских поселений — и установлении их границ», в ред. Закона №1756-КЗ от 3 июня 2009 г «О внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Краснодарского края об установлении границ муниципальных образований». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Кубанские новости", №99, 22 июня 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Krasnodar Krai. Law #711-KZ of June 7, 2004 On the Establishment of the Borders of the Municipal Formation of Tikhoretsky District, on Granting It the Status of a Municipal District, on the Establishment of the Municipal Formations—Urban and Rural Settlements—Within Its Structure and on the Establishment of Their Borders, as amended by the Law #1765-KZ of June 3, 2009 On Amending Several Legislative Acts of Krasnodar Krai on the Establishment of the Borders of the Municipal Formations. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).