Stavropol Krai is the gateway to the North Caucasus. The region is located in the southwestern part of Russia and is part of the North Caucasian Federal District. The sign of the conditional border between Europe and Asia is located in Stavropol Krai.

Pyatigorsk is the capital of the North Caucasus Federal District

66 160 km²

area of ​​the territory

2 891 204 persons

population size

1,409 km

distance to Moscow

33

municipalities

16

urban settlements

17

rural settlements

с ю
285 km
з в
370 km
motorways
railway
motorways

paved roads

10,396 km

North Caucasian Railway

928 km

international airports

2

Advantages

Favorable geographical location

Unique complex recreational resources

Favorable conditions for the development of agriculture

Significant resource and raw material potential

Developed transport communications

Highly skilled workforce

General information about the region

Climate

temperate continental

-5℃

average temperature
January

+22℃

average temperature
july

300-600 mm

amount of precipitation per year

Water resources

>200

rivers
and streams

38

lakes

95%

of the region's population uses centralized water supply services

Minerals

near 300

mineral deposits

hydrocarbon raw materials

underground fresh water

mineral waters

Caucasian Mineral Waters - the pearl of Russia

17 laccolith mountains

Laccoliths are a kind of "failed" volcanoes. There is no crater at the top of laccolith mountains, so you don't have to worry about a dormant or unformed volcano suddenly waking up - laccoliths are completely safe in this sense.

>100 sources mineral water

Kavkazskie Mineralnye Vody is a symbol of the Stavropol Territory, a recognizable brand and a natural healer. Since 2020, the region's mineral water has been exported to 27 countries around the world.

8,6 million tourists in 2023

Stavropol has a unique potential for the development of types of tourism that attract travelers: ecological, agricultural, gastronomic and event-based.

Rich history

No less interesting are the sights of the Caucasian Mineral Waters: historical monuments, picturesque parks, mysterious caves and grottoes, galleries and hospitals, historical architecture.

Resort towns of the Caucasian Mineral Waters

Pyatigorsk

Kislovodsk

Essentuki

Zheleznovodsk

Socio-economic strategy

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The development of the region is carried out in accordance with the Strategy of socio-economic development of the Stavropol Territory until 2035. The document defines the priorities, objectives, directions of socio-economic policy and development of the region until 2035, as well as the mechanisms for their implementation;

The main goal of the document is to achieve a leading position for the region in terms of quality of life of the population. This will be judged by 75 criteria, including:

  • level of economic development;

  • demographic well-being;

  • digitalization of the economy and other spheres of life;

  • improving the environmental situation, etc.

Economy

28

place in RF

1 trillion 381 billion ₽

Gross regional product for 2023

+5,3 %

by 2022

615 billion ₽

Shipment by industrial activities

+7,3 %

by 2022

615 billion ₽

Shipment for food and processing industry

+14,3 %

by 2022

743 billion ₽

Trade turnover

+13.4 %

by 2022

47 052,8

Nominal wages

+10,8 %

by 2022

776 billion ₽

Loans to legal entities and individuals

Production of synthetic sapphires

1/3 of the world's volume

Grain production

3rd place in Russia

9.1 million tons in 2023

Gasification level

1st place in Russia

98%

Gross added value of the
tourism industry, billion ₽

Investments

334.7 billion ₽

Investment volume in 2023

255

Investment projects in 2023

1 place

among the subjects of the North Caucasus Federal District in terms of volume of extra-budgetary investments

  • 1.5% mining
  • 16.1% agriculture
  • 1.5% mining
  • 16.1% agriculture
  • 1.5% mining
  • 1.5% mining
  • 16.1% agriculture
  • 1.5% mining
  • 16.1% agriculture
  • 1.5% mining
  • 1.5% mining
  • 16.1% agriculture
  • 1.5% mining
  • 16.1% agriculture
  • 1.5% mining
  • 6.3% provision of electricity, gas and steam, air conditioning
  • 6.3% provision of electricity, gas and steam, air conditioning
  • 6.3% provision of electricity, gas and steam, air conditioning
  • 6.3% provision of electricity, gas and steam, air conditioning
  • 6.3% provision of electricity, gas and steam, air conditioning
  • 0.2% water supply, sanitation, waste collection and disposal
  • 37.2% construction
  • 0.2% water supply, sanitation, waste collection and disposal
  • 37.2% construction
  • 0.2% water supply, sanitation, waste collection and disposal
  • 1.2% activities in the field of information and communication
  • 1.7% education
  • 1.5% mining
  • 1.2% activities in the field of information and communication
  • 1.7% education
  • 1.5% mining
  • 1.5% mining
  • 10.2% wholesale and retail trade
  • 1.4% transportation and storage
  • 1.5% mining
  • 10.2% wholesale and retail trade
  • 1.4% transportation and storage
  • 1.2% health resort activities
  • 1.5% healthcare and social services
  • 1.2% hotel and catering activities
  • 1.2% health resort activities
  • 1.5% healthcare and social services
  • 1.2% hotel and catering activities
  • 0.3% activities in the field of culture and sports
  • 10.4% provision of other types of services
  • 0.3% activities in the field of culture and sports
  • 10.4% provision of other types of services
  • 0.3% activities in the field of culture and sports

Municipalities

The resort town of Yessentuki

Resort town Zheleznovodsk

The resort town of Kislovodsk