Baksan
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| Baksan (English) Баксан (Russian) | |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kabardino-Balkar Republic[1] |
| Administratively subordinated to | town of republic significance of Baksan[1] |
| Administrative center of | Baksansky District,[1] town of republic significance of Baksan[1] |
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| Urban okrug | Baksan Urban Okrug[2] |
| Administrative center of | Baksansky Municipal District,[2] Baksan Urban Okrug[2] |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 36,860 inhabitants[3] |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+04:00)[4] |
| Founded | 1822[citation needed] |
| Town status since | 1967[5] |
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Baksan (Russian: Бакса́н) is a town in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia, located 24 kilometers (15 mi) northwest of Nalchik on the left bank of the Baksan River (Terek's basin). Population: 36,860 (2010 Census);[3] 35,805 (2002 Census);[6] 28,767 (1989 Census).[7]
History
It was founded in 1822 as a Russian military settlement.[citation needed] In the 1860s, the Kabarda settlement of Kuchmazukino was founded to the east of Baksan; it was renamed Staraya Krepost in 1920. In 1891, to the west of the settlement, the selo of Baksan was founded. Baksan and Staraya Krepost were merged in 1960. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1965; town status was granted in 1967.[5]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Baksan serves as the administrative center of Baksansky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with one rural locality, incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Baksan—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Baksan is incorporated as Baksan Urban Okrug.[2]
Demographics
In 2002, population included:[8]
- Kabardians (86.8%)
- Russians (9.6%)
- all other ethnicities comprising less than 1% of population each
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Law #12-RZ
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Law #13-RZ
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ↑ 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.).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 33. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
- ↑ "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]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989) (in Russian). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru/baksan02.html
Sources
- Парламент Кабардино-Балкарской Республики. Закон №12-РЗ от 27 февраля 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Кабардино-Балкарской Республики», в ред. Закона №3-РЗ от 13 января 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Кабардино-Балкарской Республики "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Кабардино-Балкарской Республики" и статью 8 Закона Кабардино-Балкарской Республики "О статусе и границах муниципальных образований в Кабардино-Балкарской Республике"». Вступил в силу на следующий день после опубликования. Опубликован: "Кабардино-Балкарская правда", б/н, 1 марта 2005 г. (Parliament of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic. Law #12-RZ of February 27, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, as amended by the Law #3-RZ of January 13, 2014 On Amending the Law of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic" and Article 8 of the Law of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic "On the Status and the Borders of the Municipal Formations in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic". Effective as of the day following the publication date.).
- Парламент Кабардино-Балкарской Республики. Закон №13-РЗ от 27 февраля 2005 г. «Об статусе и границах муниципальных образований в Кабардино-Балкарской Республики», в ред. Закона №3-РЗ от 13 января 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Кабардино-Балкарской Республики "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Кабардино-Балкарской Республики" и статью 8 Закона Кабардино-Балкарской Республики "О статусе и границах муниципальных образований в Кабардино-Балкарской Республике"». Вступил в силу на следующий день после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Кабардино-Балкарская правда", б/н, 1 марта 2005 г. (Parliament of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic. Law #13-RZ of February 27, 2005 On the Status and the Borders of the Municipal Formations in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, as amended by the Law #3-RZ of January 13, 2014 On Amending the Law of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic" and Article 8 of the Law of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic "On the Status and the Borders of the Municipal Formations in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic". Effective as of the day following the official publication date.).
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