Nartkala
Нарткала | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Kabardian | Нарткъалэ |
Coordinates: 43°33′N 43°51′E / 43.550°N 43.850°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kabardino-Balkaria [1] |
Administrative district | Urvansky District [1] |
Founded | 1913 |
Town status since | 1955 [2] |
Elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 31,694 |
• Estimate (2018)
[4] | 30,704 (−3.1%) |
• Capital of | Urvansky District [1] |
• Municipal district | Urvansky Municipal District [5] |
• Urban settlement | Nartkala Urban Settlement [5] |
• Capital of | Urvansky Municipal District, [5] Nartkala Urban Settlement [5] |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( MSK [6]) |
Postal code(s) [7] | |
OKTMO ID | 83640101001 |
Website |
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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 Russian census). [3]
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]
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]
Population: 31,694 ( 2010 Russian census); [3] 33,775 ( 2002 Census); [8] 28,171 ( 1989 Soviet census). [9]
As of the 2002 Census, the ethnic distribution of the population was: [10]
Nartkala
Нарткала | |
---|---|
Other transcription(s) | |
• Kabardian | Нарткъалэ |
Coordinates: 43°33′N 43°51′E / 43.550°N 43.850°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kabardino-Balkaria [1] |
Administrative district | Urvansky District [1] |
Founded | 1913 |
Town status since | 1955 [2] |
Elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 31,694 |
• Estimate (2018)
[4] | 30,704 (−3.1%) |
• Capital of | Urvansky District [1] |
• Municipal district | Urvansky Municipal District [5] |
• Urban settlement | Nartkala Urban Settlement [5] |
• Capital of | Urvansky Municipal District, [5] Nartkala Urban Settlement [5] |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( MSK [6]) |
Postal code(s) [7] | |
OKTMO ID | 83640101001 |
Website |
www |
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 Russian census). [3]
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]
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]
Population: 31,694 ( 2010 Russian census); [3] 33,775 ( 2002 Census); [8] 28,171 ( 1989 Soviet census). [9]
As of the 2002 Census, the ethnic distribution of the population was: [10]