Grozny
Grozny
Грозный | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Chechen | Соьлжа-ГӀала |
Clockwise from the top, Kadyrov Square, Grozny City Towers, Vaynakh School of Dance, National Museum of the Chechen Republic, The Courtyard of Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque at night | |
Location of Grozny | |
| Coordinates: 43°18′45″N 45°41′55″E / 43.31250°N 45.69861°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chechnya |
| Founded | 1818 |
| City status since | 1869 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Council of Deputies |
| • Mayor | Khas-Magomed Kadyrov |
| Area | |
• Total | 324.16 km2 (125.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2018) | 297,137 |
| • Subordinated to | city of republic significance of Grozny |
| • Capital of | Chechen Republic |
| • Capital of | city of republic significance of Grozny |
| • Urban okrug | Grozny Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Grozny Urban Okrug, Groznensky Municipal District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 364000, 364001, 364006, 364008, 364011, 364013–364018, 364020–364022, 364024, 364028–364031, 364034, 364035, 364037, 364038, 364040, 364042, 364043, 364046, 364047, 364049, 364051, 364052, 364058, 364060–364063, 364066, 364068, 364700, 366000 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8712 |
| OKTMO ID | 96701000001 |
| City Day | October 5 |
| Website | grozmer |
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Grozny (Russian: Грозный, IPA: [ˈgroznɨj]; Chechen: Соьлжа-ГӀала, romanized: Sölƶa-Ġala) is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia.
The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the 2021 census, it had a population of 328,533 — up from 210,720 recorded in the 2002 census, but still less than the 399,688 recorded in the 1989 census. It was previously known as Groznaya (until 1870).