Terek (Russian: Терек; Kabardian: Тэрч къалэ) is a town and the administrative center of Tersky District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Terek River, 59 kilometers (37 mi) east of Nalchik. Population: 19,170 (2010 Census).[2]

Terek Терек
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Kabardian	Тэрч къалэ
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Location of Terek
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Coordinates: 43°29′N 44°08′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kabardino-Balkaria[1]
Administrative district	Tersky District[1]
Founded	1876
Town status since	1967
Area
• Total	12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation	254 m (833 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	19,170
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	19,489 (+1.7%)
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Tersky District[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Tersky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Terek Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Tersky Municipal District[4], Terek Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	361200–361203
Dialing code(s)	+7 86632
OKTMO ID	83635101001
Website	te.adm-kbr.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=407&Itemid=238

History

Founded in 1876, it was granted urban-type settlement status in 1945 and town status in 1967.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Terek serves as the administrative center of Tersky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Terek is incorporated within Tersky Municipal District as Terek Urban Settlement.[4]

Demographics

Population: 19,170 (2010 Census);[2] 20,255 (2002 Census);[7] 16,559 (1989 Census).[8]

Ethnic composition

As of the 2002 Census, the ethnic distribution of the population was:[9]

• Kabardins: 82.8%
• Russians: 12.0%
• Ossetians: 1.3%
• Other ethnicities: 3.9%

References

Notes

Sources

• Парламент Кабардино-Балкарской Республики. Закон №12-РЗ от 27 февраля 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Кабардино-Балкарской Республики», в ред. Закона №20-РЗ от 23 апреля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные республиканские Законы». Вступил в силу на следующий день после опубликования. Опубликован: "Кабардино-Балкарская правда", б/н, 1 марта 2005 г. (Parliament of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. Law #12-RZ of February 27, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, as amended by the Law #20-RZ of April 23, 2014 On Amending Various Republican Laws. Effective as of the day following the publication date.).
• Парламент Кабардино-Балкарской Республики. Закон №13-РЗ от 27 февраля 2005 г. «Об статусе и границах муниципальных образований в Кабардино-Балкарской Республики», в ред. Закона №20-РЗ от 23 апреля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные республиканские Законы». Вступил в силу на следующий день после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Кабардино-Балкарская правда", б/н, 1 марта 2005 г. (Parliament of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. Law #13-RZ of February 27, 2005 On the Status and the Borders of the Municipal Formations in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, as amended by the Law #20-RZ of April 23, 2014 On Amending Various Republican Laws. Effective as of the day following the official publication date.).

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[ru] Терек (город)