| En Name: | Chegem |
| Ru Name: | Чегем |
| Loc Name1: | Шэджэм |
| Loc Lang1: | Kabardian |
| Loc Name2: | Чегем |
| Loc Lang2: | Karachay-Balkar |
| Coordinates: | 43.5667°N 78°W |
| Map Label Position: | right |
| Federal Subject: | Kabardino-Balkar Republic |
| Adm Data As Of: | November 2012 |
| Adm District Jur: | Chegemsky District |
| Adm Ctr Of: | Chegemsky District |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Mun Data As Of: | January 2011 |
| Mun District Jur: | Chegemsky Municipal District |
| Urban Settlement Jur: | Chegem Urban Settlement |
| Mun Admctr Of1: | Chegemsky Municipal District |
| Mun Admctr Of2: | Chegem Urban Settlement |
| Pop 2010Census: | 18019 |
| Current Cat Date: | 2000 |
| Prev Name1: | Chegem Pervy |
| Prev Name1 Date: | 2000 |
| Date: | July 2013 |
Chegem (Russian: Чеге́м; Kabardian: Шэджэм; Karachay-Balkar: Чегем, Çegem) is a town and the administrative center of Chegemsky District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russia, located 10km (10miles) north of Nalchik, at the elevation of about 470m (1,540feet). Population:
Originally called Chegem Pervy (Russian: Чеге́м Пе́рвый), it was granted urban-type settlement status in 1972. In 2000, it was granted town status and renamed Chegem.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Chegem serves as the administrative center of Chegemsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Chegem is incorporated within Chegemsky Municipal District as Chegem Urban Settlement.[2]
Population:
As of the 2002 Census, the ethnic distribution of the population was:[3]
81.7%
12.5%
3.4%