Maykop
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| Maykop (English) Майкоп (Russian) Мыекъуапэ (Adyghe) |
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  Location of Maykop on the map of Russia
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| City Day: First Saturday of June | |
| Administrative status | |
| Federal subject In jurisdiction of Capital of |
Republic of Adygea Republic of Adygea Republic of Adygea |
| Local self-government (as of February 2008) | |
| Charter | Charter of Maykop |
| Municipal status | Urban okrug |
| Head | Nikolay Pivovarov |
| Legislative body | Council of People's Deputies |
| Area | |
| Area | 308 km² (118.9 sq mi) |
| Population (as of the 2002 Census) | |
| Population - Rank - Density |
156,931 inhabitants 110th 509.5/km² (1,319.6/sq mi) |
| Events | |
| Founded | May 1857 |
| Town status | 1870 |
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| Postal code | 385000 |
| Dialing code | +7 8772 |
| Official website | |
| http://www.admins.maykop.ru | |
Maykop (Russian: Майко́п; Adyghe: Мыекъуапэ/Myequape) is a city in Russia, capital of the Republic of Adygea, located on the right bank of the Belaya River (a tributary of the Kuban), some 1,600 km south of Moscow. Population: 156,931 (2002 Census);[1] 148,608 (1989 Census).[2]
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[edit] History
It was founded in 1857 as a Russian fortress in the lands of the Adyghe people. It served as an important strategic outpost during the Caucasian War in 1858–1863. It was granted town status in 1870.
The early Bronze Age Maykop culture has been named after the city after the discovery of a royal burial site there in 1897.
In 1911, oil deposits were discovered in the vicinity of Maykop.
Since 1936, Maykop has been the administrative center of Adyghe Autonomous Oblast of the Soviet Union. Maykop was occupied by the Nazis from August 1942 to January 1943, when it was retaken by the Transcaucasian Front of the Red Army.
Since 1991, Maykop has been the capital of the Republic of Adygea in the Russian Federation.
On the south side of the town, alongside the Belaya River is the military complex housing the 131st Motor Rifle Brigade of the North Caucasus Military District, which suffered heavily during the First Chechen War.
[edit] Education
Maykop is home to Adyghe State University and Maykop State Technological University. There are also several facilities of professional education in Maykop.
[edit] Municipal formation
Municipally, Maykop is incorporated as a municipal urban okrug, with the following rural localities under its jurisdiction:[3]
- khutor of Gaverdovsky
- stanitsa of Khanskaya
- khutor of Kosinov
- settlement of Podgorny
- settlement of Rodnikovy
- settlement of Severny
- khutor of Vesyoly
- settlement of Zapadny
[edit] References
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000) (Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.) (Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics (1989). Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
- ^ Law of the Republic of Adygea #223 of May 24, 2004 On Municipal Formation "the City of Maykop", on Its Endowment with the Status of a Municipal Urban Okrug, and on Establishing Its Borders
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