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Nartkala

Town in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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 Census).[3]

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History

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]

Administrative and municipal status

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.[4]

Demographics

Population: 31,694(2010 Census);[3] 33,775(2002 Census);[7] 28,171(1989 Soviet census).[8]

Ethnic composition

As of the 2002 Census, the ethnic distribution of the population was:[9]

References

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