Maykop (Russian: Майкоп; Adyghe: Мыекъуапэ, romanized: Mıéquapə [məjaqʷaːpa]) is the capital city of the Republic of Adygea in Russia. It is on the right bank of the Belaya River (a tributary of the Kuban River).
Maykop
Майкоп | |
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City | |
Other transcription(s) | |
• Adyghe | Мыекъуапэ |
• Ubykh | Гъакъыва |
View of the Druzhby Square and the Maykop Mosque | |
Coordinates: 44°36′N 40°05′E / 44.600°N 40.083°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Adygea[1] |
Founded | May 1857 |
City status since | 1870 |
Government | |
• Body | Council of People's Deputies |
• Head | Nikolay Pivovarov |
Area | |
• Total | 58.62 km2 (22.63 sq mi) |
Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 144,249 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 141,970 (−1.6%) |
• Rank | 120th in 2010 |
• Density | 2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi) |
Administrative status | |
• Subordinated to | Maykop Republican Urban Okrug[1] |
• Capital of | Republic of Adygea |
• Capital of | Maykop Republican Urban Okrug[1] |
Municipal status | |
• Urban okrug | Maykop Urban Okrug[5] |
• Capital of | Maykop Urban Okrug[5] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ![]() |
Postal code(s)[7] | 385000 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 8772 |
OKTMO ID | 79701000001 |
City Day | First Saturday of June |
Website | web |
Major growth in Maykop started after oil deposits were found nearby in 1910. Maykop was a town in Kuban Oblast at the time.
In 1936, the Adyghe Autonomous Oblast was created with Maykop as the administrative center (capital city).
Maykop has been the capital of the Republic of Adygea since 1991.
The finding of large underground oil reserves in 1910 has made Maykop a major centre for oil extraction for the Soviet Union and, later, Russia. Other economically important sectors are food processing and the timber industry.
Ethnic groups in the city (2010 data):
Other ethnic groups include Chechens, Daghestanis and Tatars.[8] There are ethnic tensions between the Muslim Adyghe and the Russians—with the two communities described as being "sharply divided".[9]
Maykop is in the humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen climate classification: Cfa).
Climate data for Maykop | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) |
5.8 (42.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
26.2 (79.2) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.5 (83.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
12.3 (54.1) |
6.9 (44.4) |
17.2 (62.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) |
1.3 (34.3) |
5.7 (42.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
2.8 (37.0) |
11.8 (53.3) |
Average low °C (°F) | −4.9 (23.2) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
0.4 (32.7) |
6.9 (44.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.3 (43.3) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
6.4 (43.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 60 (2.4) |
41 (1.6) |
51 (2.0) |
58 (2.3) |
73 (2.9) |
89 (3.5) |
70 (2.8) |
58 (2.3) |
62 (2.4) |
66 (2.6) |
75 (3.0) |
69 (2.7) |
772 (30.4) |
Average precipitation days | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 94 |
Source: worldweather.org[10] |