Karachayevsk
Karachayevsk
Карачаевск | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Karachay-Balkar | Къарачай шахар |
Confluence of the Teberda and Kuban Rivers in Karachayevsk | |
Location of Karachayevsk | |
| Coordinates: 43°46′23″N 41°55′01″E / 43.77306°N 41.91694°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Karachay-Cherkessia |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Elevation | 900 m (3,000 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 21,483 |
| • Subordinated to | town of republic significance of Karachayevsk |
| • Capital of | Karachayevsky District, town of republic significance of Karachayevsk |
| • Urban okrug | Karachayevsky Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Karachayevsky Urban Okrug, Karachayevsky Municipal District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 369200–369202, 369204 |
| OKTMO ID | 91705000001 |
| Website | karachaevsk |
Karachayevsk (Russian: Карача́евск; Karachay-Balkar: Къарачай шахар, Qaraçay şaxar) is a town in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia, located on the Kuban River in the Caucasus Mountains. Population: 21,483 (2010 Census); 22,113 (2002 Census); 21,582 (1989 Soviet census).