Terek, Kabardino-Balkar Republic

For other places with the same name, see Terek.
Terek (English)
Терек (Russian)
Тэрч къалэ (Kabardian)
-  Town[1]  -

Location of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic in Russia
Terek
Location of Terek in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic
Coordinates: 43°29′N 44°08′E / 43.483°N 44.133°E / 43.483; 44.133Coordinates: 43°29′N 44°08′E / 43.483°N 44.133°E / 43.483; 44.133
Administrative status (as of November 2012)
Country Russia
Federal subject Kabardino-Balkar Republic[1]
Administrative district Tersky District[1]
Administrative center of Terky District[1]
Municipal status (as of January 2011)
Municipal district Tersky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Terek Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Tersky Municipal District,[2] Terek Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Area 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 19,170 inhabitants[3]
Density 1,598/km2 (4,140/sq mi)[4]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[5]
Founded 1876
Town status since 1967
Dialing code(s) +7 86632

Terek (Russian: Терек; Kabardian: Тэрч къалэ) is a town and the administrative center of Tersky District of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Terek River, 59 kilometers (37 mi) east of Nalchik. Population: 19,170 (2010 Census).[3]

History

Founded in 1876, it was granted urban-type settlement status in 1945 and town status in 1967.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Terek serves as the administrative center of Tersky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Terek is incorporated within Tersky Municipal District as Terek Urban Settlement.[2]

Demographics

Population: 19,170 (2010 Census);[3] 20,255 (2002 Census);[6] 16,559 (1989 Census).[7]

Ethnic composition

As of the 2002 Census, the ethnic distribution of the population was:[8]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #12-RZ
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #13-RZ
  3. 1 2 3 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  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.
  8. ↑ http://www.ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru/terskiy02.html

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