Terek, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic Explained

En Name:Terek
Ru Name:Терек
Loc Name1:Тэрч къалэ
Loc Lang1:Kabardian
Loc Lang2:Balkar
Coordinates:43.4833°N 52°W
Map Label Position:top
Image Coa:Gerb-Terek.gif
Federal Subject:Kabardino-Balkar Republic
Adm Data As Of:November 2012
Adm District Jur:Tersky District
Adm Ctr Of:Tersky District
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun Data As Of:January 2011
Mun District Jur:Tersky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Terek Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Tersky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Terek Urban Settlement
Area Km2:12
Pop 2010Census:19170
Established Date:1876
Current Cat Date:1967
Dialing Codes:86632
Website:http://te.adm-kbr.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=407&Itemid=238
Date:July 2013

Terek (Russian: Терек; Kabardian: Kabardian: Тэрч къалэ) is a town and the administrative center of Tersky District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Terek River, 59km (37miles) east of Nalchik. Population:

History

Founded in 1876, it was granted urban-type settlement status in 1945 and town status in 1967.

Administrative and municipal status

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

Demographics

Population:

Ethnic composition

As of the 2002 Census, the ethnic distribution of the population was:[3]

82.8%

12.0%

1.3%

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Law #12-RZ
  2. Law #13-RZ
  3. Web site: Терский район 2002.