Urus-Martan

Urus-Martan (Russian: Уру́с-Марта́н; Chechen: Хьалха-Марта, Ẋalxa-Marta or Мартантӏи, Martanthi) is a town and the administrative center of Urus-Martanovsky District of the Chechen Republic, Russia, located on the Martan River. Population: 63,449 (2021 Census);^[6] 49,070 (2010 Census);^[2] 39,982 (2002 Census);^[7] 32,851 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

Urus-Martan Урус-Мартан
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Chechen	Хьалха-Марта, Мартантӏи
From the top, Street Scene, Quarter of the Ghendargnoy teip, The Mosque
Location of Urus-Martan
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Coordinates: 43°08′N 45°33′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chechnya[1]
Administrative district	Urus-Martanovsky District[1]
Town administration	Urus-Martan[1]
Founded	15th century (Julian)
Elevation	235 m (771 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	49,070
Administrative status
• Capital of	Urus-Martanovsky District,[1] Urus-Martan Town Administration[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Urus-Martanovsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Urus-Martanovskoye Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Urus-Martanovsky Municipal District,[3] Urus-Martanovskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	366500
OKTMO ID	96634101001

Chechenia in the map 1847 year

Geography

The town is located in the central part of the republic, to the southwest of the capital Grozny.

Climate

Urus-Martan has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfa).

Climate data for Urus-Martan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	1.1 (34.0)	2.9 (37.2)	8.4 (47.1)	17.2 (63.0)	23.0 (73.4)	27.2 (81.0)	29.9 (85.8)	29.3 (84.7)	24.0 (75.2)	16.6 (61.9)	9.1 (48.4)	3.5 (38.3)	16.0 (60.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−2.4 (27.7)	−1.1 (30.0)	3.9 (39.0)	11.2 (52.2)	16.9 (62.4)	21.0 (69.8)	23.9 (75.0)	23.2 (73.8)	18.2 (64.8)	11.4 (52.5)	5.3 (41.5)	0.2 (32.4)	11.0 (51.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−5.9 (21.4)	−5.0 (23.0)	−0.6 (30.9)	5.2 (41.4)	10.9 (51.6)	14.9 (58.8)	17.9 (64.2)	17.1 (62.8)	12.4 (54.3)	6.3 (43.3)	1.5 (34.7)	−3.0 (26.6)	6.0 (42.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	24 (0.9)	26 (1.0)	27 (1.1)	43 (1.7)	73 (2.9)	88 (3.5)	68 (2.7)	54 (2.1)	44 (1.7)	35 (1.4)	32 (1.3)	26 (1.0)	540 (21.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org [9]

Notable people

• Mamed Aghaev, Chechen-Armenian freestyle wrestler and European silver medalist
• Ruslan Gelayev, Chechen military commander and prominent military figure of the Chechen resistance against Russia

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Urus-Martan serves as the administrative center of Urus-Martanovsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Urus-Martanovsky District as Urus-Martan Town Administration.^[1] As a municipal division, Urus-Martan Town Administration is incorporated within Urus-Martanovsky Municipal District as Urus-Martanovskoye Urban Settlement.^[3]