Tuapse (Russian: Туапсе́; Adyghe: Тӏуапсэ [tʷʼapsə]) is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated on the northeast shore of the Black Sea, south of Gelendzhik and north of Sochi. Population: 63,292 (2010 Census); 64,238 (2002 Census); 63,081 (1989 Census).Tuapse is a sea port and the northern center of a resort zone which extends south to Sochi.