Nartkala

city Nartkala Нарткала ( Russian ) Нарткъалэ ( Kabardian ) Federal district North Caucasus republic Kabardino-Balkaria Rajon Urwan Founded 1913 Earlier names Dokschukino (until 1967) City since 1955 surface 5  km² population 31,694 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 6339 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 290  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 86635 Post Code 36133x License Plate 07 OKATO 83 240 501 Geographical location Coordinates 43 ° 33 '  N , 43 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 33 '0 "  N , 43 ° 51' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Kabardino-Balkaria

List of cities in Russia

Nartkala ( Russian Нарткала ) is a city in the North Caucasian Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria in Russia with 31,694 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The city is located on the northern edge of the Greater Caucasus about 25 km northeast of the republic capital Nalchik between the Cherek and Urwan rivers in the Terek river system .

Nartkala is the administrative center of Urwan Rajon .

The city lies on the Maiski railway line ( Kotlyarevskaya station ) - Nalchik, opened in 1914 . The city's station is called Dokschukino .

history

The place was established in 1913 during the construction of the railway line to Nalchik as a station settlement Dokschukino (Russified form of the Cabardian surname Дохъушыкъуэ / Doh'ushyq'ua), developed into a center for the processing of local agricultural products, especially from the 1930s, and received city rights under this name in 1955.

In 1967 the name was changed to Nartkala ( Turkish language / Balkar for fortress of the Narten ).

Population development

year	Residents
1939	5,368
1959	13,119
1970	18,958
1979	23,419
1989	28,171
2002	33,775
2010	31,694

Note: census data

economy

In Nartkala there is a plant for ethanol, malt and fodder yeast, a glassworks as well as electrical engineering and food industries (wine, canned food, dairy).

Web links

• Nartkala 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)