Chegem (; ; , ''Çegem'') is a

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and the

administrative center An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...

of Chegemsky District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic,

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, located north of

Nalchik Nalchik (, ; ; ) is the capital city of Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia, situated at an altitude of in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains; about northwest of Beslan (Beslan is in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania). It covers an area of ...

, at the elevation of about . Population:

History

Originally called Chegem Pervy (), it was granted

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...

status in 1972. In 2000, it was granted town status and renamed Chegem.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Chegem serves as the

of Chegemsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.Law #12-RZ As a municipal division, the

of Chegem is incorporated within Chegemsky Municipal District as Chegem Urban Settlement.Law #13-RZ

Demographics

Population:

Ethnic composition

As of the 2002 Census, the ethnic distribution of the population was: * Kabardins: 81.7% * Balkars: 12.5% *

Russians Russians ( ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe. Their mother tongue is Russian language, Russian, the most spoken Slavic languages, Slavic language. The majority of Russians adhere to Eastern Orthodox Church ...

: 3.4% *Other ethnicities: 2.4%

References

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External links

Official website of Chegem

Chegem Business Directory
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Kabardino-Balkaria Circassian communities