Dzhubga

Dzhubga (Russian: Джубга; Adyghe: Жьыбгъэ) is a seaside resort settlement in Tuapsinsky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located 57 kilometers (35 mi) west of Tuapse. Population: 5,222 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 5,246 (2002 Census);[2] 4,658 (1989 Census).[3]

The name originated from the indigenous people of Dzhubga, the Shapsug, who are a subgroup of the Adyghe. Dzhubga means "winds" or "the valley of winds".

The settlement was established in 1864 on the site of a former Shapsug village as the Cossack stanitsa of Dzhubgskaya (Джубгская). It took its name from the Dzhubga River which enters the Dzhubga Bay of the Black Sea.

Dzhubga is the starting point of the M27 highway. It is connected to the krai's administrative center, Krasnodar, by a 108 km-long highway that runs northward, passing through Adygeysk and Goryachy Klyuch. This proximity to a major city makes Dzhubga a popular holiday destination.

In June 2007, Eni and Gazprom disclosed the South Stream project whereby a 900-km-long offshore natural gas pipeline with annual capacity of 31 cubic kilometers (7.4 cu mi) is planned to cross the Black Sea from Dzhubga to Varna, en route to Italy and Austria.

References

  1. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
  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://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
  3. ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-23.