Dzhubga
Джyбга
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Location of Dzhubga  | |
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| Coordinates: 44°18′N 38°42′E / 44.300°N 38.700°E / 44.300; 38.700 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Krasnodar Krai |
| Administrative district | Tuapsinsky District |
| Founded | 1864 |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,223 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [2]) |
| Postal code(s)[3] |
352844
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| OKTMOID | 03655154051 |
Dzhubga (Russian: Джу́бга; Adyghe: Жьыбгъэ which means "Wind") is a seaside resort situated 57 km west of TuapseinKrasnodar Krai, Russia.
Dzhubga is the starting point of the M27 highway. It is connected to the region's capital, Krasnodar, by a 108-kilometre-long (67 mi) highway that runs northward, passing through Adygeysk and Goryachy Klyuch. In June 2007, Eni and Gazprom disclosed the South Stream project whereby a 900-kilometre-long (560 mi) offshore natural gas pipeline with annual capacity of 31 cubic kilometers is planned to cross the Black Sea from Dzhubga to Varna, en route to Italy and Austria.
The township was established in 1864 on the site of a former Shapsug village as the Cossack stanitsa of Dzhubgskaya. It took its name from the Dzhubga River, which enters the Dzhubga Bay of the Black Sea. In 1904 was built the parochial school. During World War II it was used as a hospital.
In 1905 Dzubga has 74 yards of Russian settlers.
Population: 5,223 (2010 Russian census);[1] 5,246 (2002 Census);[4] 4,658 (1989 Soviet census).[5] Its estimated population as of 2008 was 5,295.
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