Tyrnyauz

Tyrnyauz (English)
Тырныауз (Russian)
Къруукъуэ (Kabardian)
Тырныаўуз (Balkar)
-  Town[1]  -

Location of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic in Russia
Tyrnyauz
Location of Tyrnyauz in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic
Coordinates: 43°24′N 42°55′E / 43.400°N 42.917°E / 43.400; 42.917Coordinates: 43°24′N 42°55′E / 43.400°N 42.917°E / 43.400; 42.917
Administrative status (as of November 2012)
Country Russia
Federal subject Kabardino-Balkar Republic[1]
Administrative district Elbrussky District[1]
Administrative center of Elbrussky District[1]
Municipal status (as of January 2011)
Municipal district Elbrussky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Tyrnyauz Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Elbrussky Municipal District,[2] Tyrnyauz Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 21,000 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Town status since 1955
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Tyrnyauz (Russian: Тырныауз; Kabardian: Къруукъуэ; Karachay-Balkar: Тырныаўуз) is a town and the administrative center of Elbrussky District of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia, located on the main road leading to the Upper Baksan valley area and on the main climbing route for Mount Elbrus. Population: 21,000 (2010 Census).[3] Tyrnyauz is the largest town in the Baksan Valley and an essential provisioning point for trips into the Elbrus region.

History

It was founded around a tungsten mine and processing plant, which still stands but is no longer in operation. Town status was granted in 1955. In July 2000, the town was devastated by a massive flood and mudslide. [5]Apartment blocks were buried in mud up to the fourth floor. No reliable figures exist for the number of casualties. The town has largely recovered as of 2004, but scars are still clearly visible.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tyrnyauz serves as the administrative center of Elbrussky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Tyrnyauz is incorporated within Elbrussky Municipal District as Tyrnyauz Urban Settlement.[2]

Demographics

Population: 21,000 (2010 Census);[3] 21,092 (2002 Census);[6] 30,778 (1989 Census).[7].

Ethnic composition

As of the 2002 Census, the ethnic distribution of the population was:[8]

Notable residents

Tyrnyauz is the birthplace of Valery Kokov, former President of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #12-RZ
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #13-RZ
  3. 1 2 3 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. ↑ http://iwpr.net/report-news/rescue-workers-fear-mudslide-death-toll-could-rise
  6. ↑ Russian 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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. ↑ http://www.ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru/elbrus02.html

Sources

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