Nartkala
Нарткала
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
 • KabardianНарткъалэ
Nartkala
Nartkala
Location of Nartkala
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Nartkala is located in Russia
Nartkala
Nartkala
Location of Nartkala
Nartkala is located in Kabardino-Balkaria
Nartkala
Nartkala
Nartkala (Kabardino-Balkaria)
Coordinates: 43°33′N 43°51′E / 43.550°N 43.850°E / 43.550; 43.850
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKabardino-Balkaria[1]
Administrative districtUrvansky District[1]
Founded1913
Town status since1955[2]
Elevation
305 m (1,001 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total31,694
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
30,704 (−3.1%)
 • Capital ofUrvansky District[1]
 • Municipal districtUrvansky Municipal District[5]
 • Urban settlementNartkala Urban Settlement[5]
 • Capital ofUrvansky Municipal District,[5] Nartkala Urban Settlement[5]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
361330Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID83640101001
Websitewww.ur.adm-kbr.ru/index.php/g-p-nartkala

Nartkala (Russian: Нарткала́, IPA: [nərtkɐˈɫa]; Kabardian: Нарткъалэ) is a town and the administrative center of Urvansky District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russia, located 25 kilometers (16 mi) northeast of Nalchik. Population: 31,694 (2010 Census).[3]

History

It was founded in 1913 as the railway station of Dokshukino (Russian: Докшу́кино, IPA: [dɐkˈʂukʲɪnə]); town status was granted to it in 1955.[2] It was renamed Nartkala in 1967; the current name mean the city of the Narts (ancestors of various peoples of the Caucasus).[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nartkala serves as the administrative center of Urvansky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Nartkala is incorporated within Urvansky Municipal District as Nartkala Urban Settlement.[5]

Demographics

Population: 31,694 (2010 Census);[3] 33,775 (2002 Census);[8] 28,171 (1989 Census).[9]

Ethnic composition

As of the 2002 Census, the ethnic distribution of the population was:[10]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Law #12-RZ
  2. ^ a b "General Information" (in Russian). Kabardino-Balkar Republic. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e Law #13-RZ
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  8. ^ 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).
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Урванский район 2002".

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