Chekmagush

Chekmagush (Russian: Чекмагу́ш; Bashkir: Саҡмағош, Saqmağoş) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Chekmagushevsky District in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 11,382.^[3]

Chekmagush Чекмагуш
Selo[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Bashkir	Саҡмағош
Chekmagushevsky District Palace of Culture
Location of Chekmagush
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Coordinates: 55°08′N 54°40′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Bashkortostan[1]
Administrative district	Chekmagushevsky District[1]
Selsoviet	Chekmagushevsky[1]
First attested	1765[2]
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	11,382
Administrative status
• Capital of	Chekmagushevsky District,[4] Chekmagushevsky Selsoviet[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Chekmagushevsky Municipal District[5]
• Rural settlement	Chekmagushevsky Rural Settlement[5]
• Capital of	Chekmagushevsky Municipal District,[5] Chekmagushevsky Rural Settlement[5]
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	452200, 452201, 452229
OKTMO ID	80656470101

Chekmagush population

2010 Census	11,382[3]
2002 Census	11,204[8]
1989 Census	10,164[9]
1979 Census	9,104[10]

History

It was first attested in 1765 and named after a hydronym.^[2]