Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk

city Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk Южно-Сухокумск coat of arms Federal district North Caucasus republic Dagestan Urban district Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk Founded 1963 City since 1988 surface 82  km² population 10,035 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 122 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 10  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 87276 Post Code 368890 License Plate 05 OKATO 82 438 Geographical location Coordinates 44 ° 40 ′  N , 45 ° 39 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 40 ′ 0 ″  N , 45 ° 39 ′ 0 ″  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Dagestan

List of cities in Russia

Yuzhno-Suchokumsk ( Russian Южно-Сухокумск ) is a city in the North Caucasian Republic of Dagestan in Russia with 10,035 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The city is located in the Terek Kuma lowlands , in the northwest of the Nogaier steppe , about 300 km northwest of the republic capital Makhachkala on the river Suchaja Kuma (Dry Kuma), which carries periodic water .

Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk is administratively directly subordinate to the republic.

history

Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk was established in 1963 as an urban-type settlement for oil and gas workers and was granted city rights in 1988.

Population development

year	Residents
1970	7.910
1979	10,403
1989	12,246
2002	9,777
2010	10,035

Note: census data

economy

Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk is the center of oil and gas production through Dagneft .

Web links

• Yuzhno-Suchokumsk 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)