 Historically, "selos" were a type of Russian rural locality, consisting of a large village with a church.Most "selos" in the republic were established in the second half of the 19th century on lands abandoned by the Circassians.As of 2014, there are nineteen "selos" in the republic, most commonly found between the eastern shore of Krasnodar Reservoir and the left bank of the Laba River (near its source).