Chegem

For other uses, see Chegem (disambiguation).

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]

Chegem Чегем
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Kabardian	Шэджэм
• Karachay-Balkar	Чегем
View of mountains from Chegem
Location of Chegem
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Coordinates: 43°34′N 43°35′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kabardino-Balkaria[1]
Administrative district	Chegemsky District[1]
Founded	1822
Town status since	2000
Elevation	493 m (1,617 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	18,019
Administrative status
• Capital of	Chegemsky District[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Chegemsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Chegem Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Chegemsky Municipal District,[3] Chegem Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	361400–361403
OKTMO ID	83645101001

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.^[3]

Demographics

Population: 18,019 (2010 Census);^[2] 17,893 (2002 Census);^[6] 13,225 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

Ethnic composition

As of the 2002 Census, the ethnic distribution of the population was:^[8]

• Kabardins: 81.7%
• Balkars: 12.5%
• Russians: 3.4%
• Other ethnicities: 2.4%