Chegem
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Chegem is a town and the administrative center of Chegemsky District
of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia
, located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Nalchik
, at the elevation of about 470 metres (1,542 ft). Population:
Originally called Chegem Pervy , it was granted urban-type settlement
status in 1972. In 2000, it was granted town status and renamed Chegem.
Chegemsky District
Chegemsky District is an administrative and a municipal district , one of the ten in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia. Its administrative center is the town of Chegem. District's population: 68,335 ; Population of Chegem accounts for 26.1% of the district's population....
of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Nalchik
Nalchik
Nalchik is the capital city of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia, situated at an altitude of in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains; about northwest of Beslan in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania. It covers an area of...
, at the elevation of about 470 metres (1,542 ft). Population:
Originally called Chegem Pervy , it was granted urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
status in 1972. In 2000, it was granted town status and renamed Chegem.