Grozny

For other uses, see Grozny (disambiguation).

Grozny
Грозный
City[1]
Other transcription(s)
 • ChechenСоьлжа-ГӀала
Clockwise from the top, Kadyrov Square, Grozny City Towers at night, Vaynakh School of Dance, National Museum of the Chechen Republic, The Courtyard of Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque at night
Flag of Grozny
Flag
Coat of arms of Grozny
Coat of arms
Location of Grozny
Map
Grozny is located in Chechnya
Grozny
Grozny
Location of Grozny
Grozny is located in European Russia
Grozny
Grozny
Grozny (European Russia)
Grozny is located in Europe
Grozny
Grozny
Grozny (Europe)
Coordinates: 43°18′45″N 45°41′55″E / 43.31250°N 45.69861°E / 43.31250; 45.69861
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChechnya[1]
Founded1818[2]
City status since1869[2]
Government
 • BodyCouncil of Deputies[3]
 • Mayor[5]Khas-Magomed Kadyrov[4]
Area
 • Total324.16 km2 (125.16 sq mi)
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2018)[6]
297,137
 • Subordinated tocity of republic significance of Grozny[7]
 • Capital ofChechen Republic[8]
 • Capital ofcity of republic significance of Grozny[7]
 • Urban okrugGrozny Urban Okrug[9]
 • Capital ofGrozny Urban Okrug,[9] Groznensky Municipal District[10]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[11])
Postal code(s)[12]
364000, 364001, 364006, 364008, 364011, 364013–364018, 364020–364022, 364024, 364028–364031, 364034, 364035, 364037, 364038, 364040, 364042, 364043, 364046, 364047, 364049, 364051, 364052, 364058, 364060–364063, 364066, 364068, 364700, 366000
Dialing code(s)+7 8712
OKTMO ID96701000001
City DayOctober 5[13]
Websitegrozmer.ru

Grozny (Russian: Грозный, IPA: [ˈgroznɨj]; Chechen: Соьлжа-ГӀала, romanized: Sölƶa-Ġala)[15] is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia.

The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the 2021 census, it had a population of 328,533[16] — up from 210,720 recorded in the 2002 census,[17] but still less than the 399,688 recorded in the 1989 census.[18] It was previously known as Groznaya (until 1870).[2]

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  3. ^ Charter of Grozny, Article 28
  4. ^ Official website of Grozny. [1], Mayor of Grozny
  5. ^ Charter of Grozny, Article 47
  6. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20180726010024/http://www.gks.ru/free_doc/doc_2018/bul_dr/mun_obr2018.rar. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  11. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  12. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  13. ^ Charter of Grozny, Article 2
  14. ^ "Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2023 года (с учётом итогов Всероссийской переписи населения 2020 г.)". rosstat.gov.ru. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Chechen table of correspondence Cyrillic-Roman (BGN/PCGN 2008 Agreement)" (PDF). National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  16. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  17. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 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).
  18. ^ 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]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.