Argun, Chechen Republic

Argun
Аргун
Town
Other transcription(s)
 • ChechenУстрада
From the top, Haja Aymani Kadyrova mosque in Argun, Islamic Monument, Modern Apartment Complex
Flag of Argun
Flag
Coat of arms of Argun
Coat of arms
Location of Argun
Map
Argun is located in Russia
Argun
Argun
Location of Argun
Argun is located in Chechnya
Argun
Argun
Argun (Chechnya)
Coordinates: 43°17′40″N 45°53′02″E / 43.29444°N 45.88389°E / 43.29444; 45.88389
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChechnya
Founded1819Edit this on Wikidata
Area
 • Total
28 km2 (11 sq mi)
Elevation
116 m (381 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[1]
 • Total
29,525
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
 • Subordinated totown of republic significance of Argun[2]
 • Capital oftown of republic significance of Argun[2]
 • Urban okrugArgun Urban Okrug[3]
 • Capital ofArgun Urban Okrug[3]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[4])
Postal code(s)[5]
366281–366287, 366310Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID96702000001

Argun (Russian: Аргу́н, pronounced [ɐrˈgun]), also known as Ustrada (Chechen: Устрада-ГӀала, Ustrada-Ġala or Орга-ГӀала, Orga-Ġala) is a town in the Chechen Republic, Russia, located on the Argun River. Population: 29,525 (2010 Census);[1] 25,698 (2002 Census);[6] 25,491 (1989 Soviet census);[7] 22,000 (1968).

In April 2017 the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta documented that Chechen authorities had set up so-called "gay concentration camps", within the town.[8]

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Ref162 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  4. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  6. ^ 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).
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ White, Charles. "Chechnya Russian leaders rounding up LGBT gay men in 'camps'". Metro.