Nartkala
{{Short description|Town in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russia}}
{{Other uses||FC Aruan Nartkala}}
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Nartkala ({{lang-rus|Нарткала́|p=nərtkɐˈɫa}}; Kabardian: {{lang|kbd|Нарткъалэ}}) is a town and the administrative center of Urvansky District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russia, located {{convert|25|km|sp=us}} northeast of Nalchik. Population: {{ru-census2010|31,694|.}}
History
It was founded in 1913 as the railway station of Dokshukino ({{lang-rus|Докшу́кино|p=dɐkˈʂukʲɪnə}}); town status was granted to it in 1955.{{cite web|title=General Information|url=http://www.ur.adm-kbr.ru/index.php/g-p-nartkala|publisher=Kabardino-Balkar Republic|language=russian|access-date=November 18, 2017}} It was renamed Nartkala in 1967; the current name mean the city of the Narts (ancestors of various peoples of the Caucasus).{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nartkala serves as the administrative center of Urvansky District, to which it is directly subordinated.Law #12-RZ As a municipal division, the town of Nartkala is incorporated within Urvansky Municipal District as Nartkala Urban Settlement.Law #13-RZ
Demographics
Population: {{ru-census|p2010=31,694|p2002=33,775|p1989=28,171}}
=Ethnic composition=
As of the 2002 Census, the ethnic distribution of the population was:{{Cite web|url=http://www.ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru/urvan02.html|title=Урванский район 2002}}
References
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- {{RussiaAdmMunRef|kb|adm|law}}
- {{RussiaAdmMunRef|kb|mun|list}}
{{Kabardino-Balkar Republic}}
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