Shatoy (Selo) Explained

En Name:Shatoy
Ru Name:Шатой
Loc Name1:Шуьйта
Loc Lang1:Chechen
Coordinates:42.87°N 45.6906°W
Map Label Position:top
Federal Subject:Chechen Republic
Adm District Jur:Shatoysky District
Inhabloc Cat:Rural locality
Inhabloc Type:Selo
Pop 2010Census:2953
Date:October 2012

Shatoy (Russian: Шато́й; Chechen: Шуьйта|translit=Şüyta) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Shatoysky District of the Chechen Republic, Russia. Population:

Geography

It is located in the southern part of the republic, on the right bank of the Argun River, in the Argun Gorge. Grozny is 57 km away.

The nearest settlements: in the north-west - the villages of Hakkoy, Syuzhi and Great Varanda; in the northeast - the village of Zones; in the southeast, the villages of Bekum-Kale and Pamyat; in the south, the villages of Varda and Gush-Kurt; in the south-west is the village of Vashindara [3].

Climate

Shatoy has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfb).