En Name: | Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk |
Ru Name: | Южно-Сухокумск |
Coordinates: | 44.6667°N 84°W |
Map Label Position: | right |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Jujno-Sukhokumsk.png |
Federal Subject: | Republic of Dagestan |
Adm City Jur: | Town of Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk |
Adm Ctr Of: | Town of Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Urban Okrug Jur: | Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk Urban Okrug |
Mun Admctr Of: | Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk Urban Okrug |
Pop 2010Census: | 10035 |
Current Cat Date: | 1988 |
Website: | http://dagmo.ru/gorod-yuzhno-suhokumsk |
Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk (Russian: Ю́жно-Сухоку́мск, Avaric: Салануб; Lezghian: Кьибле-Сухокумск) is a town in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, located on the Sukhaya Kuma River, 295km (183miles) northwest of Makhachkala. Population:
It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1963 and town status in 1988.[1]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the Town of Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[2] As a municipal division, the Town of Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk is incorporated as Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk Urban Okrug.[3]
Ethnic groups (2002 census):[4]
Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSk).