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Federal subject Karachay-Cherkess Republic Municipal district Ust-Dzhegutinsky Municipal District Urban settlement Ust-Dzhegutinskoye Urban Settlement Weather 7°C, Wind SW at 6 km/h, 41% Humidity | ||
Ust-Dzheguta (Russian: Усть-Джегута; Karachay-Balkar: Джёгетей Аягъы; Kabardian: Жэгуэтэныпэ; Abaza: Усть-Джьгваты) is a town and the administrative center of Ust-Dzhegutinsky District of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic, Russia, located north of the Caucasus Mountains on the right bank of the Kuban River 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) south of Cherkessk. Population: 30,566 (2010 Census). The dam here is the start of the Great Stavropol Canal.
Contents
- Map of Ust Dzheguta Karachay Cherkessia Russia
- History
- Administrative and municipal status
- Demographics
- Ethnic composition
- Notable people
- References
Map of Ust-Dzheguta, Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia
History
It was founded in 1861 as the stanitsa of Dzhegutinskaya (Джегутинская) by the Cossacks. Town status was granted to it in 1975.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ust-Dzheguta serves as the administrative center of Ust-Dzhegutinsky District, of which it is a part. As a municipal division, the town of Ust-Dzheguta is incorporated within Ust-Dzhegutinsky Municipal District as Ust-Dzhegutinskoye Urban Settlement.
Demographics
Population: 30,566 (2010 Census); 32,903 (2002 Census); 29,225 (1989 Census).
Ethnic composition
As of the 2002 Census, the ethnic distribution of the population was:
Notable people
Russian singer Dima Bilan was born here.