Cherkessk

Cherkessk
Черкесск
City
From the top to bottom-right, Aerial view of the City, Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Friendship Monument, Central Mosque, Soviet-Era Cinema Building
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Coat of arms of Cherkessk
Coat of arms
Location of Cherkessk
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Cherkessk is located in Russia
Cherkessk
Cherkessk
Location of Cherkessk
Cherkessk is located in Karachay-Cherkessia
Cherkessk
Cherkessk
Cherkessk (Karachay-Cherkessia)
Coordinates: 44°13′N 42°03′E / 44.217°N 42.050°E / 44.217; 42.050
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKarachay-Cherkessia
Founded1825
City status since1931
Government
 • MayorAlexey Baskaev[1]
Area
 • Total69.8 km2 (26.9 sq mi)
Elevation
530 m (1,740 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total129,069
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
122,395 (−5.2%)
 • Rank127th in 2010
 • Density1,849.12/km2 (4,789.2/sq mi)
 • Subordinated tocity of republic significance of Cherkessk[4]
 • Capital ofKarachay-Cherkess Republic[4]
 • Capital ofcity of republic significance of Cherkessk[4]
 • Urban okrugCherkessk Urban Okrug[5]
 • Capital ofCherkessk Urban Okrug[5]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
3690XX
Dialing code(s)+7 8782
OKTMO ID91701000001
Websitecherkessk09.ru

Cherkessk (Russian: Черке́сск; Adyghe: Шэрджэс къалэ; Kabardian: Черкес-къалэ) is the capital city of Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia, as well as its political, economic, and cultural center. Population: 129,069 (2010 Census).[2] 112,782 (2024).[8]

It was previously known as Batalpashinskaya (until 1931), Batalpashinsk (until 1934), Sulimov (until 1937), Yezhovo-Cherkessk (until 1939).

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  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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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  7. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  8. ^ "Rosstat2024".