Maykop
city in the south of Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maykop (Russian: Майкоп; Adyghe: Мыекъуапэ, romanized: Mıéquapə [məjaqʷaːpa]) is the capital city of the Republic of Adygea in Russia. It is on the right bank of the Belaya River (a tributary of the Kuban River).
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Maykop
Майкоп | |
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City | |
Other transcription(s) | |
• Adyghe | Мыекъуапэ |
• Ubykh | Гъакъыва |
Coordinates: 44°36′N 40°05′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Adygea[1] |
Founded | May 1857 |
City status since | 1870 |
Government | |
• Body | Council of People's Deputies |
• Head | Nikolay Pivovarov |
Area | |
• Total | 58.62 km2 (22.63 sq mi) |
Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 144,249 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 141,970 (−1.6%) |
• Rank | 120th in 2010 |
• Density | 2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi) |
Administrative status | |
• Subordinated to | Maykop Republican Urban Okrug[1] |
• Capital of | Republic of Adygea |
• Capital of | Maykop Republican Urban Okrug[1] |
Municipal status | |
• Urban okrug | Maykop Urban Okrug[5] |
• Capital of | Maykop Urban Okrug[5] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
Postal code(s)[7] | 385000 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 8772 |
OKTMO ID | 79701000001 |
City Day | First Saturday of June |
Website | web |
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