Ordzhonikidzevsky (urban-type settlement)
Urban-type settlement in Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia
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Ordzhonikidzevsky (Russian: Орджоникидзевский) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of republic significance of Karachayevsk in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 3,039.[3]
Ordzhonikidzevsky
Орджоникидзевский | |
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 Interactive map of Ordzhonikidzevsky | |
  Ordzhonikidzevsky Location of Ordzhonikidzevsky  Ordzhonikidzevsky Ordzhonikidzevsky (Karachay-Cherkessia) | |
| Coordinates: 43°50′N 41°54′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Karachay-Cherkessia[1] |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1938 |
| Elevation | 819 m (2,687 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,039 |
• Estimate (2025) | 2,923 (−3.8%) |
| • Subordinated to | town of republic significance of Karachayevsk[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Karachayevsky Urban Okrug[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [5]) |
| Postal code[6] | 369221 |
| OKTMO ID | 91705000061 |
| 2010 Census | 3,039[3] |
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| 2002 Census | 3,232[7] |
| 1989 Census | 3,128[8] |
| 1979 Census | 3,340[9] |
History
The town of Elbrussky was granted the urban-type settlement status in 1938.[citation needed] The town was renamed after Soviet political leader Grigoriy Ordzhonikidze.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Ordzhonikidzevsky is subordinated to the town of republic significance of Karachayevsk.[1] Within the framework of municipal divisions, Ordzhonikidzevsky is a part of Karachayevsky Urban Okrug.[4]