Goryachevodsky

Urban-type settlement Goryachevodsky Горячеводский Federal district North Caucasus region Stavropol Urban district Pyatigorsk Urban-type settlement since 1966 population 36,967 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Height of the center 600  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 8793 Post Code 357560 License Plate 26, 126 OKATO 07 427 553 Geographical location Coordinates 44 ° 2 '  N , 43 ° 6'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 2 '0 "  N , 43 ° 6' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in the Stavropol Territory

List of large settlements in Russia

Gorjatschewodski ( Russian Горячево́дский ) is an urban-type settlement in the North Caucasian region of Stavropol with 36,967 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The settlement is located on the northern edge of the Greater Caucasus about 200 kilometers southeast of the regional capital Stavropol on the right bank of the Podkumok , a right tributary of the Kuma . From the right, the Juza flowing through the settlement flows into the Podkumok.

Goryachevodsky is subordinate to the administration of the city of Pyatigorsk , to which it is directly connected to the southeast. Immediately to the west on the same river bank extends the settlement Svobody, which is also part of Pyatigorsk . To the north rises the 993 meter high mountain Maschuk .

Goryachevodsky is the most populous place in Russia with the status of urban-type settlement .

history

In 1966 the place received the status of an urban-type settlement .

The name of the settlement was derived from the Russian gorjatschije wody for hot (medicinal) water and refers to the medicinal springs in the area. Also, the original name of the city of Pyatigorsk was until 1830 Gorjatschewodsk .

Population development

year	Residents
1939	14,089
1970	27,189
1979	28,729
1989	29,706
2002	34,456
2010	36,967

Note: census data

Economy and Infrastructure

There are mechanical engineering and food processing plants in Goryachevodsky.

Goryachevodsky is located on the M29 Rostov-on-Don - Azerbaijani border (bypass road northeast around Pyatigorsk and districts).

A section of the Pyatigorsk tram leads to Goryachevodsk .

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)

Web links

• Description of the city (Russian)