Yessentuki

Yessentuki
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Yessentuki mud baths building
Yessentuki mud baths building
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Yessentuki is located in Russia
Yessentuki
Yessentuki
Location of Yessentuki
Yessentuki is located in Stavropol Krai
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Yessentuki
Yessentuki (Stavropol Krai)
Coordinates: 44°02′N 42°51′E / 44.033°N 42.850°E / 44.033; 42.850
CountryRussia
Federal subjectStavropol Krai[1]
Founded1825
City status since1917
Government
 • BodyCity Council
 • HeadVladimir Krutnikov
Elevation
640 m (2,100 ft)
Population
 • Total108,000
 • Rank162nd in 2010
 • Subordinated tocity of krai significance of Yessentuki[1]
 • Capital ofcity of krai significance of Yessentuki[1]
 • Urban okrugYessentuki Urban Okrug[3]
 • Capital ofYessentuki Urban Okrug[3]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[4])
Postal code(s)[5]
357600
Dialing code(s)+7 87934
OKTMO ID07710000001
City DayLast Saturday of August
Websiteadm-essentuki.ru

Yessentuki (Russian: Ессентуки́, IPA: [jɪsɪntʊˈkʲiˑ]) is a city in Stavropol Krai, Russia, located in the shadow of Mount Elbrus at the base of the Caucasus Mountains. The city serves as a railway station in the Mineralnye VodyKislovodsk branch, and is located 43 kilometers (27 mi) southwest of Mineralnye Vody and 17 kilometers (11 mi) west of Pyatigorsk. The city is renowned for its mineral springs and therapeutic spas, and is part of the Caucasian Mineral Waters region.

It is considered the cultural capital of Russia's Greek population and close to ten percent of its population is of Greek descent. Population: 119,658 (2021 Census);[6] 100,996 (2010 Census);[2] 81,758 (2002 Census);[7] 85,082 (1989 Soviet census).[8]

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  4. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
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  7. ^ 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).
  8. ^ 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.