Karabulak, Republic of Ingushetia explained

En Name:Karabulak
Ru Name:Карабулак
Loc Name1:Илдарха-Гӏала
Loc Lang1:Ingush
Coordinates:43.3167°N 99°W
Map Label Position:bottom
Image Coa:Coat of arms of Karabulak.png
Federal Subject:Republic of Ingushetia
Adm City Jur:town of republic significance of Karabulak
Adm Ctr Of:town of republic significance of Karabulak
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun Data As Of:March 2014
Urban Okrug Jur:Karabulak Urban Okrug
Mun Admctr Of:Karabulak Urban Okrug
Pop 2010Census:30961
Established Date:1859
Current Cat Date:1995
Website:http://mokarabulak.ru
Date:February 2012
Karabulak population
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:30,961
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:31,279
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:9,354
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:8,779

Karabulak (Russian: Карабула́к; Ingush: Илдарха-Гӏала) is a town in the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia, located on the Sunzha River (a tributary of the Terek), 20km (10miles) north of the republic's capital of Magas. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 30,961.

History

The Cossack stanitsa of Karabulakskaya (Russian: Карабулакская) was founded in 1859. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1962 and town status was granted in 1995.

In the 1990s, the town's population more than tripled, because of an influx of refugees from neighboring Chechnya.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the town of republic significance of Karabulak—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Karabulak is incorporated as Karabulak Urban Okrug.[1]

Economy

A chemical factory is located in Karabulak.

Geography

Climate

Karabulak has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfa).

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Notes and References

  1. Law #5-RZ