Magas

For other uses, see Magas (disambiguation).
Magas
Магас
Town[1]
From the top to bottom-right, View of Central Magas, The City at night, Tower of Concord, Kadyrov Alley, Entrance Sign
Flag of Magas
Flag
Coat of arms of Magas
Coat of arms
Location of Magas
Map
Magas is located in Russia
Magas
Magas
Location of Magas
Magas is located in Republic of Ingushetia
Magas
Magas
Magas (Republic of Ingushetia)
Coordinates: 43°10′N 44°48′E / 43.167°N 44.800°E / 43.167; 44.800
CountryRussia
Federal subjectIngushetia[1]
Founded1995[2]
Town status since2000[2]
Government
 • BodyTown Council[3]
 • HeadZayt Ortskhanov (acting)[4]
Area
[5]
 • Total12.6261 km2 (4.8750 sq mi)
Elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[6]
 • Total2,502
 • Estimate 
(2018)[7]
8,771 (+250.6%)
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
 • Subordinated totown of republic significance of Magas[8]
 • Capital ofRepublic of Ingushetia[1]
 • Capital oftown of republic significance of Magas[8]
 • Urban okrugMagas Urban Okrug[9]
 • Capital ofMagas Urban Okrug[9]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[10])
Postal code(s)[11]
386001
Dialing code(s)+7 8734
OKTMO ID26701000001
Websitewww.adm-magas.ru

Magas (Russian: Мага́с) is the capital town of Ingushetia, Russia. It was founded in 1995 and replaced Nazran as the capital of the republic in 2002. Due to this distinction, Magas is the smallest capital of a federal subject in Russia. In 2019, it had a population of 8,771 inhabitants, up from 5,841 in 2010 and 272 in 2002.

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  3. ^ "Town Council of Magas". Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  4. ^ "В Магасе открыли конкурс на вакансию мэра города". etokavkaz.ru (in Russian).
  5. ^ Official website of Magas. History Archived May 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
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  10. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  11. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)