Enem (urban-type settlement)

For other uses, see Enem.

Enem (Russian: Эне́м; Adyghe: Инэм) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Takhtamukaysky District of the Republic of Adygea, Russia, located on the Krasnodar–Novorossiysk auto route, 245 kilometers (152 mi) northwest of Maykop, the capital of the republic. As of the 2020 Census, its population was 20,372.

Enem Энем
Urban-type settlement[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Adyghe	Инэм
Coat of arms
Location of Enem
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Coordinates: 44°56′N 38°55′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Adygea[1]
Administrative district	Takhtamukaysky District[1]
Founded	1890[2]
Urban-type settlement status since	November 17, 1967[2]
Elevation	24 m (79 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	17,890
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Takhtamukaysky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Enemskoye Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Enemskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	385130–385132
OKTMO ID	79630157051

Enem population

2010 Census	17,890[3]
2002 Census	17,654[7]
1989 Census	17,843[8]
1979 Census	11,750[9]

History

It was founded in 1890 as a khutor and was granted the work settlement status on November 17, 1967.^[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Enem is subordinated to Takhtamukaysky District.^[1] As a municipal division, Enem, together with four rural localities, is incorporated within Takhtamukaysky Municipal District as Enemskoye Urban Settlement.^[4]

Transportation

There is an airport and a railway station in Enem.

Notable people

Soviet cosmonaut Anatoly Berezovoy was born in Enem. Russian boxer Vadim Musaev spent his childhood in Enem.

Twin towns and sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Enem is twinned with:

• Kfar Kama, Israel^{[citation needed]}