Dagestansky Ogni

city Dagestanskije Ogni Дагестанские Огни flag coat of arms Federal district North Caucasus republic Dagestan Urban district Dagestansky Ogni mayor Galim Galimov Founded 1914 City since 1990 surface 9  km² population 27,923 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 3103 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 35  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 87275 Post Code 368670 License Plate 05 OKATO 82 408 Website http://dagogni.narod.ru/ Geographical location Coordinates 42 ° 7 '  N , 48 ° 12'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 7 '0 "  N , 48 ° 12' 0"  E

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Location in Dagestan

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Dagestanskije Ogni ( Russian Дагестанские Огни ) is a city in the North Caucasian Republic of Dagestan with 27,923 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The city is located on the northeast edge of the Great Caucasus about 120 km south-east of the Republic capital Makhachkala on Derb Enter channel , one along here about five kilometers distant shores of the Caspian Sea running irrigation canal .

Dagestanskije Ogni is administratively directly subordinate to the republic.

The city is located on the main route of the North Caucasus Railway, which was opened on this section in 1900, from Rostov-on-Don- Makhachkala- Baku (line kilometer 2403 from Moscow ). The M29 Rostov-on-Don – Azerbaijani border also runs through Dagestanskije Ogni .

history

Dagestanskije Ogni was established in 1914 in connection with the construction of a glass factory , received urban-type settlement status in 1938 and town charter in 1990. The place name stands for Dagestani fires and refers to the natural gas occurring here , which was originally used to operate the glassworks.

Population development

year	Residents
1939	4,278
1959	6,814
1970	10,444
1979	12,598
1989	21,676
2002	26,346
2010	27,923

Note: census data

economy

The most important company in the city is the glass factory, which mainly produces window glass. There is also the construction industry, carpet production and wine production.

Web links

• City's unofficial website (Russian)
• Dagestanskije Ogni on mojgorod.ru (Russian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)