| En Name: | Apsheronsk |
| Ru Name: | Апшеронск |
| Coordinates: | 44.4667°N 83°W |
| Federal Subject: | Krasnodar Krai |
| Adm District Jur: | Apsheronsky District |
| Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Apsheronsk |
| Adm Selsoviet Type: | Town |
| Adm Ctr Of1: | Apsheronsky District |
| Adm Ctr Of2: | Town of Apsheronsk |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Mun District Jur: | Apsheronsky Municipal District |
| Urban Settlement Jur: | Apsheronskoye Urban Settlement |
| Mun Admctr Of1: | Apsheronsky Municipal District |
| Mun Admctr Of2: | Apsheronskoye Urban Settlement |
| Pop 2010Census: | 40225 |
| Established Date: | 1863 |
| Current Cat Date: | 1947 |
| Dialing Codes: | 86152 |
| Website: | http://apr.apsheronsk-oms.ru/ |
Apsheronsk (ru|Апшеро́нск) is a town and the administrative center of Apsheronsky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the Pshekha River (in the Kuban's basin). Population: 39,488 (2020), [{{ru-census2010|40,225|;}} {{ru-census2002|39,608|;}} {{su-census1989|34,505|;}} 33,400 (1968). It was previously known as ''Apsheronskaya''.<ref name="gr" /> ==Etymology== The name "Absheron" comes from [[Persian language|Persian]] āb šurān (salty waters). This also gave its name to the Absheron peninsula in Azerbaijan, where the capital Baku is located.
It was founded in 1863 as the stanitsa of Apsheronskaya (Russian: Апшеронская).[1]
Under the Köppen climate classification Apsheronsk has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).
There is significant rainfall throughout the year in Apsheronsk. The average annual temperature in Apsheronsk is 12.0 °C. The warmest month of the year is July with an average temperature of 22.5 °C. In January, the average temperature is 1.8 °C. It is the lowest average temperature of the whole year.
The driest month is February with 62 mm. Most precipitation falls in November and December, with an average of 94 mm. About 941 mm of precipitation falls annually.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Apsheronsk serves as the administrative center of Apsheronsky District.[2] As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated within Apsheronsky District as the Town of Apsheronsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Apsheronsk is incorporated within Apsheronsky Municipal District as Apsheronskoye Urban Settlement.[3]
The town's main industries are forestry and woodworking.
The Apsheronsk narrow-gauge railway is the longest railway of its type in Russia.