Geldagana (russian: Гелдагана, ce, Гелдагана), also spelled as Geldagan, is a
rural locality
In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are describ ...
(a ''
selo'') in
Kurchaloyevsky District
Kurchaloyevsky District (russian: Курчалоевский райо́н; ce, Курчалойн кӀошт, ''Kurçaloyn khoşt'') is an administrativeDecree #500 and municipalLaw #13-RZ district ( raion), one of the fifteen in the Chechen Rep ...
,
Chechnya.
Administrative and municipal status
Municipally, Geldagana is incorporated as
Geldaganskoye rural settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and is the only settlement included in it.
Geography
Geldagana is located on the right bank of the
Khulkhulau River and on both banks of the
Akhko River. It is opposite from the town of
Kurchaloy
Kurchaloy ( ce, Курчалой-ГӀала, ''Kurçaloy-Ġala''; russian: Курчалой) is a town in, and the administrative center of Kurchaloyevsky District, Chechnya. Population:
Administrative and municipal status
Municipally, Kurcha ...
and south-east of the city of
Grozny
Grozny ( rus, Грозный, p=ˈgroznɨj; ce, Соьлжа-ГӀала, translit=Sölƶa-Ġala), also spelled Groznyy, is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia.
The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the 2010 census, it had a po ...
.
The nearest settlements to Geldagana are
Ilaskhan-Yurt
Ilaskhan-Yurt (russian: Иласхан-Юрт; ce, Илсхан-Йурт, ''Ilsxan-Yurt'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in the Kurchaloyevsky District
Kurchaloyevsky District (russian: Курчалоевский райо́н; ce, Курч ...
in the north-east, the town of
Kurchaloy
Kurchaloy ( ce, Курчалой-ГӀала, ''Kurçaloy-Ġala''; russian: Курчалой) is a town in, and the administrative center of Kurchaloyevsky District, Chechnya. Population:
Administrative and municipal status
Municipally, Kurcha ...
in the east,
Niki-Khita
Niki-Khita (russian: Ники-Хита, ce, НикIи-ХитIа, ''Nikhi-Xitha'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Kurchaloyevsky District, Chechnya.
Administrative and municipal status
Municipally, Niki-Khita is incorporated into Regitin ...
in the south-east,
Avtury
Avtury (russian: Автуры; ce, Эвтара, ''Evtara'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Shalinsky District of the Chechen Republic, Russia, located on the Khulkhulau River, east of Shali. Population:
It was supposedly founded in t ...
in the south-west,
Germenchuk in the west, and
Tsotsi-Yurt in the north-west.
History
In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the
Chechen-Ingush ASSR
The Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic; inh, Нохч-ГӀалгӀай Автономе Советий Социализма Республика, Noxç-Ġalġay Avtonome Sovetiy Socializma Respublika; russian: Чече́но-И ...
was abolished, the village of Geldagana was renamed to Novaya Zhizn (roughly translated from Russian as "New Life") and settled by people from the neighbouring republic of
Dagestan
Dagestan ( ; rus, Дагеста́н, , dəɡʲɪˈstan, links=yes), officially the Republic of Dagestan (russian: Респу́блика Дагеста́н, Respúblika Dagestán, links=no), is a republic of Russia situated in the North ...
.
In the early 1990s, the village regained its old Chechen name, Geldagana.
Population
* 1970 Census: 5,357
* 1979 Census: 5,333
* 1990 Census: 5,020
* 2002 Census: 11,875
* 2010 Census: 12,350
* 2019 estimate: 13,876
According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Geldagana (12,300) were ethnic Chechens, with 50 people from other ethnic groups.
References
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Rural localities in Kurchaloyevsky District