Urus-Martan (russian: Уру́с-Марта́н; ce, Хьалха-Марта, ''Ẋalxa-Marta'' or , ''Martanthi'') is a

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and the

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Urus-Martanovsky District Urus-Martanovsky District (russian: Уру́с-Марта́новский райо́н; ce, Хьалха-Мартанан кӏошт, ''Ẋalxa-Martanan khoşt'') is an administrativeDecree #500 and municipalLaw #45-RZ district (raion), one of the ...

of the Chechen Republic,

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, located on the

Martan River Mar, mar or MAR may refer to: Culture * Mar or Mor, an honorific in Syriac * Earl of Mar, an earldom in Scotland * MAA (singer) (born 1986), Japanese * Marathi language, by ISO 639-2 language code * March, as an abbreviation for the third mon ...

. Population:

Geography

The town is located in the central part of the republic, to the southwest of the

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Climate

Urus-Martan has a

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...

(

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...

: ''Dfa'').

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Urus-Martan serves as the

.Decree #500 As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Urus-Martanovsky District as Urus-Martan Town Administration. As a municipal division, Urus-Martan Town Administration is incorporated within Urus-Martanovsky Municipal District as Urus-Martanovskoye Urban Settlement.Law #45-RZ

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=October 2012 Cities and towns in Chechnya