Maykop

Maykop (English)
Майкоп (Russian)
Мыекъуапэ (Adyghe)
Гъакъыва (Ubykh)
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Maykop Railway Station
Maykop
Coordinates:
Coat of arms
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City Day First Saturday of June
Administrative status (as of December 2010)
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Adygea[1]
Administratively subordinated to Maykop Republican Urban Okrug[1]
Capital of Republic of Adygea
Administrative center of Maykop Republican Urban Okrug[1]
Municipal status (as of December 2010)
Urban okrug Maykop Urban Okrug[2]
Administrative center of Maykop Urban Okrug[2]
Head Nikolay Pivovarov
Representative body Council of People's Deputies
Statistics
Area 308 km2 (119 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census,
preliminary)
144,246 inhabitants[3]
Rank in 2010 120th
Population (2002 Census) 156,931 inhabitants[4]
Rank in 2002 110th
Density 468 /km2 (1,210 /sq mi)[5]
Time zone MSD (UTC+04:00)[6]
Founded May 1857
Postal code(s) 385000
Dialing code(s) +7 8772
Official website

Maykop (Russian: Майко́п; Adyghe: Мыекъуапэ, Myequape) is the capital city of the Republic of Adygea, Russia, located on the right bank of the Belaya River (a tributary of the Kuban). Population: 144,246 (2010 Census preliminary results);[3] 156,931 (2002 Census);[4] 148,608 (1989 Census).[7]

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History

Maykop was founded in 1857 as a Russian Kuban Cossack fortress. It served as an important strategic outpost during the finale of the Caucasian War in 1858–1863. It was granted town status in 1870.

The early Bronze Age Maykop culture has been named after the city after the discovery of a royal burial site there in 1897.

In 1911, oil deposits were discovered in the vicinity of Maykop.

In 1936, Maykop and the surrounding region was merged with Adyghe Autonomous Oblast, and became the administrative center of the autonomy. Maykop was occupied by the Wehrmacht from August 1942 to January 1943, when it was liberated by the Transcaucasian Front of the Red Army.

Since 1991, Maykop has been the capital of the Republic of Adygea in the Russian Federation.

On the south side of the city, alongside the Belaya River is the military complex housing the 131st Motor Rifle Brigade of the North Caucasus Military District, which took part in the First Chechen War.

Administrative and municipal status

Administratively, along with eight rural localities, it is incorporated as Maykop Republican Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] The following rural localities are under its jurisdiction:[8]

Municipally, Maykop Republican Urban Okrug is incorporated as Maykop Urban Okrug.[2]

Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups in the city (2002 data):

Education

Maykop is home to Adygea State University and Maykop State Technological University. There are also several facilities of professional education in Maykop.

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Law #171
  2. ^ a b c Law #171 stipulates that the borders of the republican urban okrugs match those of the municipal urban okrugs
  3. ^ a b 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. 
  4. ^ a b 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. 
  5. ^ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 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 does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  6. ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication).
  7. ^ "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. 
  8. ^ Law #223

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