Afipsip (; ) is a

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(an

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) and the administrative center of Afipsipskoye Rural Settlement of

Takhtamukaysky District Takhtamukaysky District (; ) is an administrativeLaw #171 and a municipalLaw #220 district (raion), one of the list of administrative and municipal divisions of the Republic of Adygea, seven in the Republic of Adygea, Russia. It is located in the w ...

, the

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. The population was 2193 as of 2018. There are 35 streets.

Geography

The aul is located on the shore of the Shapsug water reservoir of the Afips River, 31 km northwest of Takhtamukay (the district's administrative centre) by road. Kubanstroy is the nearest rural locality.Расстояние от Афипсипа до Тахтамукая
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Ethnicity

The aul is inhabited by Adyghes and Russians.

References

Rural localities in Takhtamukaysky District {{Adygea-geo-stub Circassian communities