Gudermes

Gudermes (English)
Гудермес (Russian)
Гуьмсе, Гутӏермаӏас (Chechen)
-  Town[1]  -

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Gudermes
Location of Gudermes in the Chechen Republic
Coordinates: 43°21′N 46°06′E / 43.350°N 46.100°ECoordinates: 43°21′N 46°06′E / 43.350°N 46.100°E
Administrative status (as of May 2008)
Country Russia
Federal subject Chechen Republic[2]
Administratively subordinated to town of republic significance of Gudermes[1]
Administrative center of town of republic significance of Gudermes,[1] Gudermessky District[1]
Municipal status (as of August 2011)
Municipal district Gudermessky Municipal District[3]
Urban settlement Gudermesskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Administrative center of Gudermessky Municipal District,[3] Gudermesskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 45,631 inhabitants[4]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[5]
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Gudermes (Russian: Гудерме́с; Chechen: Гуьмсе or Гутӏермаӏас) is a town in the Chechen Republic, Russia, located on the Sunzha River 36 kilometers (22 mi) east of Grozny, the republic's capital. Population: 45,631(2010 Census);[4] 33,756(2002 Census);[6] 38,089(1989 Census);[7] 32,000 (1970).

History

Gudermes had rural locality status until 1941. Later, it became a railroad junction between Rostov-on-Don, Baku, Astrakhan, and Mozdok.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gudermes serves as the administrative center of Gudermessky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Gudermes—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Gudermes is incorporated within Gudermessky Municipal District as Gudermesskoye Urban Settlement.[3]

Economy

Gudermes is home for oil extraction industry.

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Decree #500
  2. Constitution of the Chechen Republic, Article 59.5
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Law #19-RZ
  4. 4.0 4.1 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  6. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "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] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. 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). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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