Ust-Dzheguta
Усть-Джегута
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
 • Karachay-BalkarДжёгетей Аягъы
 • AbazУсть-Джьгваты
 • aKabardianЖэгуэтэныпэ
Location of Ust-Dzheguta
Map
Ust-Dzheguta is located in Russia
Ust-Dzheguta
Ust-Dzheguta
Location of Ust-Dzheguta
Ust-Dzheguta is located in Karachay-Cherkessia
Ust-Dzheguta
Ust-Dzheguta
Ust-Dzheguta (Karachay-Cherkessia)
Coordinates: 44°05′14″N 41°58′24″E / 44.08722°N 41.97333°E / 44.08722; 41.97333
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKarachay-Cherkessia[1]
Administrative districtUst-Dzhegutinsky District[1]
[2]1861
Town status since1975[2]
Elevation
620 m (2,030 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total30,566
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
30,391 (−0.6%)
 • Capital ofUst-Dzhegutinsky District[1]
 • Municipal districtUst-Dzhegutinsky Municipal District[5]
 • Urban settlementUst-Dzhegutinskoye Urban Settlement[5]
 • Capital ofUst-Dzhegutinsky Municipal District,[5] Ust-Dzhegutinskoye Urban Settlement[5]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
369300Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID91635101001
Websiteu-dzheguta.ru

Ust-Dzheguta (Russian: Усть-Джегута; Karachay-Balkar: Джёгетей Аягъы, Cögetey Ayağı; Abaza: Усть-Джьгваты; Kabardian: Жэгуэтэныпэ) is a town and the administrative center of Ust-Dzhegutinsky District of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic, Russia, located north of the Caucasus Mountains on the right bank of the Kuban River 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) south of Cherkessk. Population: 31,137 (2021 Census);[8] The dam here is the start of the Great Stavropol Canal.

History

It was founded in 1861 as the stanitsa of Dzhegutinskaya (Джегутинская) by the Cossacks.[2] Town status was granted to it in 1975.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ust-Dzheguta serves as the administrative center of Ust-Dzhegutinsky District, of which it is a part.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Ust-Dzheguta is incorporated within Ust-Dzhegutinsky Municipal District as Ust-Dzhegutinskoye Urban Settlement.[5]

Demographics

Population: 31,137 (2021 Census);[8] 30,566 (2010 Census);[3] 32,903 (2002 Census);[9] 29,225 (1989 Census).[10]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19396,398—    
195911,490+79.6%
197016,670+45.1%
197919,231+15.4%
198929,225+52.0%
200232,903+12.6%
201030,566−7.1%
202131,137+1.9%
Source: Census data

Ethnic composition

As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic distribution of the population was:[11]

Notable people

Russian singer Dima Bilan was born here.

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Law #84-RZ
  2. ^ a b c d "General Information" (in Russian). Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ Error: Unable to display the reference properly. See the documentation for details.
  5. ^ a b c d e Law #21-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. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  9. ^ 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).
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Население по национальной принадлежности, владению русским языком и его использованию по городским и муниципальным округам КЧР". Rosstat. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

Sources

Category