| Kizilyurt Кизилюрт | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Kumyk | Чир-юрт / Къызыл-юрт |
| • Avar | Гъизилюрт |
 View of Kizilyurt | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location of Kizilyurt | |
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| Coordinates: 43°13′N 46°52′E / 43.217°N 46.867°E / 43.217; 46.867 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Dagestan |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50 km (20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 32,988 |
| • Density | 660/km (1,700/sq mi) |
| Administrative status | |
| • Subordinated to | Town of Kizilyurt |
| • Capital of | Kizilyurtovsky District, Town of Kizilyurt |
| Municipal status | |
| • Urban okrug | Kizilyurt Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Kizilyurt Urban Okrug, Kizilyurtovsky Municipal District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  ) |
| Postal code(s) | 368124 |
| OKTMO ID | 82725000001 |
Kizilyurt (Russian: Кизилю́рт; Avar: Гъизилюрт; Kumyk: Къызыл-юрт, Qızıl-yurt) is a town in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, about 53 kilometers (33 mi) northwest of Makhachkala. Population: 32,988 (2010 Census); 30,264 (2002 Census); 33,682 (1989 Soviet census). It is located where the north-flowing Sulak River leaves the mountains and enters the Terek-Sulak Lowland.
Etymology
The name Kizilyurt is of Kumyk origin. It consists of the Turkic words of kyzyl (red) and yurt (village).
History
It was founded in 1963 by merging the work settlements of Kizilyurt, Bavtugay (Бавтугай), and Sulak (Сулак).
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kizilyurt serves as the administrative center of Kizilyurtovsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is, together with two settlements of urban type (Bavtugay and Novy Sulak) and one rural locality (the selo of Stary Bavtugay), incorporated separately as the Town of Kizilyurt—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Kizilyurt is incorporated as Kizilyurt Urban Okrug.
Demographics
Ethnic groups in the city administrative area (2002 census):
- Avars (70.3%)
- Kumyks (12.7%)
- Laks (5.4%)
- Russians (4.2%)
- Dargins (2.3%)
- Lezgins (2.3%)
- Chechens (1.0%)
Ethnic groups as of the 2021 census:
- Avars (73.4%)
- Kumyks (12.7%)
- Laks (4.1%)
- Lezgins (3.2%)
- Russians (2.2%)
- Dargins (1.8%)
- Chechens (0.5%)
Climate
Kizilyurt has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfa).
| Climate data for Kizilyurt | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) |
3.1 (37.6) |
7.7 (45.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
37.1 (98.8) |
40.7 (105.3) |
42.0 (107.6) |
30.7 (87.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
9.7 (49.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
11.0 (51.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.3 (75.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
6.4 (43.5) |
1.7 (35.1) |
11.9 (53.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.3 (24.3) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
0.4 (32.7) |
6.3 (43.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
19.6 (67.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
8.7 (47.7) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
7.9 (46.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20 (0.8) |
24 (0.9) |
21 (0.8) |
27 (1.1) |
43 (1.7) |
49 (1.9) |
37 (1.5) |
30 (1.2) |
39 (1.5) |
38 (1.5) |
31 (1.2) |
22 (0.9) |
381 (15) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Tagir Khaybulaev, men's Olympic gold medallist in judo
References
Notes
- ^ Law #16
- ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ Law #6
- "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- "Оценка численности постоянного населения по субъектам Российской Федерации". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). 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] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (in Russian).
- 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]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики . 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
- Pospelov, E. M. (2008). Географические названия России. Топонимический словарь (in Russian). Moscow: Астрель, АСТ. p. 227. ISBN 978-5-17-054966-5.
- "Население дагестана".
- "Национальный состав населения". Rosstat. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- "Climate: Kizilyurt". Retrieved March 22, 2018.
Sources
- Народное Собрание Республики Дагестан. Закон №16 от 10 апреля 2002 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Дагестан», в ред. Закона №106 от 30 декабря 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Республики Дагестан». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Дагестанская правда", №81, 12 апреля 2002 г. (People's Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan. Law #16 of April 10, 2002 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Republic of Dagestan, as amended by the Law #106 of December 30, 2013 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of the Republic of Dagestan. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
- Народное Собрание Республики Дагестан. Закон №6 от 13 января 2005 г. «О статусе и границах муниципальных образований Республики Дагестан», в ред. Закона №43 от 30 апреля 2015 г. «О статусе городского округа с внутригородским делением "Город Махачкала", статусе и границах внутригородских районов в составе городского округа с внутригородским делением "Город Махачкала" и о внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Республики Дагестан». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Дагестанская правда", №8, 15 февраля 2005 г. (People's Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan. Law #6 of January 13, 2005 On the Status and Borders of the Municipal Formations of the Republic of Dagestan, as amended by the Law #43 of April 30, 2015 On the Status of the "City of Makhachkala" Urban Okrug with Intra-Urban Divisions, the Status and the Borders of the Intra-City Districts Comprising the "City of Makhachkala" Urban Okrug with Intra-Urban Divisions, and on Amending Various Legislative Acts of the Republic of Dagestan. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
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