Chegem
Чегем
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
 • KabardianШэджэм
 • Karachay-BalkarЧегем
View of mountains from Chegem
View of mountains from Chegem
Location of Chegem
Map
Chegem is located in Russia
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Chegem
Location of Chegem
Chegem is located in Kabardino-Balkaria
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Chegem
Chegem (Kabardino-Balkaria)
Coordinates: 43°34′N 43°35′E / 43.567°N 43.583°E / 43.567; 43.583
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKabardino-Balkaria[1]
Administrative districtChegemsky District[1]
Founded1822Edit this on Wikidata
Town status since2000
Elevation
493 m (1,617 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total18,019
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
18,156 (+0.8%)
 • Capital ofChegemsky District[1]
 • Municipal districtChegemsky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlementChegem Urban Settlement[4]
 • Capital ofChegemsky Municipal District,[4] Chegem Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
361400–361403Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID83645101001

Chegem (Russian: Чеге́м; Kabardian: Шэджэм; Karachay-Balkar: Чегем, Çegem) is a town and the administrative center of Chegemsky District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russia, located 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) north of Nalchik, at the elevation of about 470 meters (1,540 ft). Population: 18,019 (2010 Census).[2]

History

Originally called Chegem Pervy (Чеге́м Пе́рвый), it was granted urban-type settlement status in 1972.[citation needed] In 2000, it was granted town status and renamed Chegem.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Chegem serves as the administrative center of Chegemsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Chegem is incorporated within Chegemsky Municipal District as Chegem Urban Settlement.[4]

Demographics

Population: 18,019 (2010 Census);[2] 17,893 (2002 Census);[7] 13,225 (1989 Census).[8]

Ethnic composition

As of the 2002 Census, the ethnic distribution of the population was:[9]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Law #12-RZ
  2. ^ a b c Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e Law #13-RZ
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  8. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  9. ^ "Чегемский район 2002".

Sources

External links

Administrative divisions of the Kabardino-Balkaria
Authority control databases
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