Karachay-Cherkessia
| Karachay-Cherkess Republic (English) Карачаево-Черкесская Республика (Russian) Къарачай-Черкес Республика (Karachay-Balkar) Къэрэшей-Шэрджэс Республикэ (Kabardian) |
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 Coat of arms of Karachay-Cherkessia |
 Flag of Karachay-Cherkessia |
| Anthem | National Anthem of Karachay-Cherkessia |
| Political status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Political status | Republic |
| Federal district | North Caucasian[1] |
| Economic region | North Caucasus[2] |
| Capital | Cherkessk |
| Official languages | Russian[3]; Abaza, Cherkess, Karachay, Nogai[4] |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2002 Census)[5] | 439,470 inhabitants |
| - Rank within Russia | 75th |
| - Urban[5] | 44.0% |
| - Rural[5] | 66.0% |
| - Density | 31.17 /km2 (80.7 /sq mi)[6] |
| Area (as of the 2002 Census)[7] | 14,100 km2 (5,444.0 sq mi) |
| - Rank within Russia | 77th |
| Established | January 9, 1957[8] |
| License plates | 09 |
| ISO 3166-2:RU | RU-KC |
| Time zone | MSK/MSD (UTC+3/+4) |
| Government (as of October 2008) | |
| President[9] | Boris Ebzeyev[10] |
| Legislature | People's Assembly (Parliament)[9] |
| Constitution | Constitution of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic |
| Official website | |
| http://www.kchr.info/ | |
Karachay-Cherkess Republic (Russian: Карача́ево-Черке́сская Pеспу́блика; Karachay-Balkar: Къарачай-Черкес Республика; Kabardian: Къэрэшей-Шэрджэс Республикэ), or Karachay-Cherkessia (Карача́ево-Черке́ссия) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). The direct romanization of the republic's Russian name is Karachayevo-Cherkesskaya Respublika or Karachayevo-Cherkessiya.
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Geography
- Area: 14,100 km2 (5,400 sq mi)
- Borders:
- internal: Krasnodar Krai (N/NE/E), Kabardino-Balkar Republic (E/SE), Stavropol Krai (W/NW).
- international: Georgia (S/SW) (including Abkhazia).
- Highest point: Mount Elbrus (5,642 m)
- Maximum N->S distance: no data
- Maximum E->W distance: no data
Rivers
There are 172 rivers on the territory of the republic. Major rivers include:
- Aksaut River
- Bolshaya Laba River
- Bolshoy Zelenchuk River
- Daut River
- Kuban River
- Kuma River
- Kyafar River
- Maly Zelenchuk River
- Marukha River
- Podkumok River
- Teberda River
- Urup River
Lakes
There are approximately 130 lakes in the republic.
Mountains
The landscape of the republic is mostly mountainous (~80% of the territory). Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe, is situated on the border with the Kabardino-Balkar Republic.
Natural resources
Karachay-Cherkessia's natural resources include gold, coal, clays, and more.
Climate
- Average January temperature: −3.2 °C (26.2 °F)
- Average July temperature: +20.6 °C (69.1 °F)
- Average annual precipitation: 550 mm (20 in) (plains) to 2,500 mm (100 in) (mountains)
Administrative divisions
Demographics
- Population: 439,470 (2002)
- Urban: 193,531 (44.0%)
- Rural: 245,939 (56.0%)
- Male: 205,481 (46.8%)
- Female: 233,989 (53.2%)
- Females per 1000 males: 1,139
- Average age: 33.2 years
- Urban: 33.4 years
- Rural: 33.1 years
- Male: 31.0 years
- Female: 35.2 years
- Number of households: 127,488 (with 437,338 people)
- Urban: 62,858 (with 192,642people)
- Rural: 65,130 (with 244,696 people)
- Vital statistics
- Source: Russian Federal State Statistics Service
| Births | Deaths | Birth rate | Death rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,021 | 2,153 | 17.4 | 6.2 |
| 1975 | 6,619 | 2,288 | 18.5 | 6.4 |
| 1980 | 7,044 | 2,794 | 18.9 | 7.5 |
| 1985 | 8,119 | 3,350 | 20.6 | 8.5 |
| 1990 | 7,218 | 3,496 | 17.1 | 8.3 |
| 1991 | 7,145 | 3,713 | 16.7 | 8.7 |
| 1992 | 6,846 | 3,915 | 15.9 | 9.1 |
| 1993 | 5,569 | 4,336 | 12.9 | 10.0 |
| 1994 | 5,786 | 4,598 | 13.3 | 10.6 |
| 1995 | 5,633 | 4,501 | 12.9 | 10.3 |
| 1996 | 5,281 | 4,683 | 12.0 | 10.7 |
| 1997 | 4,987 | 4,615 | 11.3 | 10.5 |
| 1998 | 4,990 | 4,537 | 11.3 | 10.3 |
| 1999 | 4,523 | 4,707 | 10.3 | 10.7 |
| 2000 | 4,666 | 4,961 | 10.6 | 11.3 |
| 2001 | 4,778 | 4,911 | 10.9 | 11.2 |
| 2002 | 4,927 | 5,207 | 11.2 | 11.9 |
| 2003 | 5,088 | 5,427 | 11.6 | 12.4 |
| 2004 | 5,190 | 5,059 | 11.9 | 11.6 |
| 2005 | 5,194 | 5,131 | 12.0 | 11.9 |
| 2006 | 5,032 | 4,924 | 11.7 | 11.4 |
| 2007 | 6,066 | 4,626 | 14.2 | 10.8 |
| 2008 | 6,364 | 4,731 | 14.9 | 11.1 |
- Ethnic groups
According to the 2002 Census, Karachays make up 38.5% of the republic's population, followed by Russians (33.6%) and Cherkes (11.3%). Other groups include Abazins (7.4%), Nogais (3.4%), Ossetians (3,333, or 0.8%), Ukrainians (3,331, or 0.8%), Armenians (3,197, or 0.7%), Tatars (2,021, or 0.5%), and a host of smaller groups, each accounting for less than 0.5% of the total population.
| census 1926 | census 1939 | census 1959 | census 1970 | census 1979 | census 1989 | census 2002 | |
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| Karachays | 52,875 (52.0%) | 70,932 (29.2%) | 67,830 (24.4%) | 97,104 (28.2%) | 109,196 (29.7%) | 129,449 (31.2%) | 169,198 (38.5%) |
| Cherkess | 16,186 (15.9%) | 17,667 (7.3%) | 24,145 (8.7%) | 31,190 (9.0%) | 34,430 (9.4%) | 40,241 (9.7%) | 49,591 (11.3%) |
| Abazins | 13,731 (13.5%) | 14,138 (5.8%) | 18,159 (6.5%) | 22,896 (6.6%) | 24,245 (6.6%) | 27,475 (6.6%) | 32,346 (7.4%) |
| Russians | 2,593 (2.6%) | 118,785 (48.8%) | 141,843 (51.0%) | 162,442 (47.1%) | 165,451 (45.1%) | 175,931 (42.4%) | 147,878 (33.6%) |
| Nogais | 6,263 (6.2%) | 6,869 (2.8%) | 8,903 (3.2%) | 11,062 (3.2%) | 11,872 (3.2%) | 12,993 (3.1%) | 14,873 (3.4%) |
| Others | 9,961 (9.8%) | 14,810 (6.1%) | 17,079 (6.1%) | 19,957 (5.8%) | 21,917 (6.0%) | 28,881 (7.0%) | 25,584 (5.8%) |
History
Karachay-Cherkess Autonomous Oblast was created on January 12, 1922. It was split into Karachay Autonomous Oblast and Cherkess National District on April 26, 1926. Cherkess National District was elevated to an autonomous oblast status on April 30, 1928. In 1943, Karachay Autonomous Oblast was abolished and the Karachay population was deported to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan accused of collaboration with the Nazis. Most of the Karchay territory was split between Stavropol Krai and Georgia. The remaining territory populated by the Cherkessians was known as Cherkess Autonomous Oblast until January 9, 1957 when it was re-established into Karachay-Cherkess Autonomous Oblast in its former borders due to the re-habilitation of the Karachay. On July 3, 1991, the autonomous oblast was elevated to the status of the Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia (under the jurisdiction of the Russian SFSR). With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991, the words "Autonomous Soviet Socialist" was dropped from the name.
Politics
The head of government in Karachay-Cherkessia is the President. As of summer 2008, the president is Boris Safarovich Ebzeyev, a former judge of the Constitutional Court of Russian Federation.
Ethnic tension is a considerable problem in the republic. In May 1999 Karachay-Cherkessia conducted its first ever free regional presidential election. When Vladimir Semyonov, a Karachay, won the election over Stanislav Derev, a Circassian, there were protests by supporters of Derev, with widespread allegations of fraud. A court ruling later upheld the election result, prompting thousands of Derev's supporters to march in protest, many advocating partition of the republic.
A car-bomb that killed two people in March 2001 was blamed on Chechen separatists. In September 2007, the FSB killed Abubakar, the chief Islamic extremist of the republic.
Economy
Industry is mostly concentrated in the capital of the republic, Cherkessk. Chemical, wood, and food industries are the most developed.
Science
The republic is the home of what was the largest telescope of the world when it was built, a very large radiotelescope (600 meters in diameter), and the Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Science dedicated to the study of astronomy. These facilities are located on the bank of the Zelenchuk river, between the villages of Zelenchukskaya and Arkhyz.
References
- ↑ Президент Российской Федерации. Указ №849 от 13 мая 2000 г. «О полномочном представителе Президента Российской Федерации в федеральном округе». Вступил в силу 13 мая 2000 г. Опубликован: "Собрание законодательства РФ", №20, ст. 2112, 15 мая 2000 г. (President of the Russian Federation. Decree #849 of May 13, 2000 On the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in a Federal District. Effective as of May 13, 2000).
- ↑ Госстандарт Российской Федерации. №ОК 024-95 27 декабря 1995 г. «Общероссийский классификатор экономических регионов. 2. Экономические районы», в ред. Изменения №5/2001 ОКЭР. (Gosstandart of the Russian Federation. #OK 024-95 December 27, 1995 Russian Classification of Economic Regions. 2. Economic Regions, as amended by the Amendment #5/2001 OKER. ).
- ↑ According to Article 68.1 of the Constitution of Russia, Russian is the official language on the whole territory of the Russian Federation. Article 68.2 further stipulates that only the republics have the right to establish official languages other than Russian.
- ↑ Constitution, Article 11.1
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_04_1.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
- ↑ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2002 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox is not necessarily reported for the same year as the Census (2002).
- ↑ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Территория, число районов, населённых пунктов и сельских администраций по субъектам Российской Федерации (Territory, Number of Districts, Inhabited Localities, and Rural Administration by Federal Subjects of the Russian Federation)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_03.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ↑ Президиум Верховного Совета СССР. Указ от 9 февраля 1957 г. «О преобразовании Черкесской автономной области в Карачаево-Черкесскую автономную область». (Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. Decree of February 9, 1957 On Transformation of Cherkess Autonomous Oblast into Karachay-Cherkess Autonomous Oblast. ).
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Constitution, Article 4
- ↑ Official website of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic. [Biography of Boris Safarovich Ebzeyev] (Russian)
Sources
- 5 марта 1996 г. «Конституция Карачаево-Черкесской Республики», в ред. Конституционного закона №87-РЗ от 12 ноября 2007 г. (March 5, 1996 Constitution of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, as amended by the Constitutional Law #87-RZ of November 12, 2007. ).
External links
- (Russian) Official website of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, kchr.info
- (English) (Russian) Collection of images of Karachay-Cherkessia, trombicula.narod.ru
- (English) Images of Karachay-Cherkessia, travel-images.com
- (English) An account of the disputed 1999 election, nupi.no
- (English) Collection of images of Karachay-Cherkessia, with a focus on caves, tls-msu.narod.ru
- (English) (Turkish) Ulu Cami: A Karachay Mosque serving Muslim Community in Northern Jersey, ulucami.org
- Folk Song Mingitav, tika.gov.tr
- Tika.gov.tr
- Circassianworld.com
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