Prokhladny, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic

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Prokhladny (Russian: Прохла́дный; Kabardian: КъалэкӀыхь, Прохладнэ) is a town in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russia, located on the Malka River, 60 kilometers (37 mi) north of Nalchik. Population: 59,601 (2010 census);^[2] 61,772 (2002 census);^[6] 57,084 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

CountryRussia

Founded1765

Elevation

214 m (702 ft)

Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK

^[4])

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Prokhladny Прохладный
Town^[1]
Prokhladny Town Administration building (2006)
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Coordinates: 43°45′N 44°02′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kabardino-Balkaria^[1]
Founded	1765
Town status since	1937
Government
• Head	Yuliya Parkhomenko
Elevation	214 m (702 ft)
Population (2010 Census)^[2]
• Total	59,601
• Estimate (2025)	60,009 (+0.7%)
• Rank	278th in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of republic significance of Prokhladny^[1]
• Capital of	Prokhladnensky District,^[1] town of republic significance of Prokhladny^[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Prokhladny Urban Okrug^[3]
• Capital of	Prokhladny Urban Okrug,^[3] Prokhladnensky Municipal District^[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK ^[4])
Postal code^[5]	361000
Dialing code	+7 86631
OKTMO ID	83710000001
Website	admprohladnyi.ru

History

It was founded in 1765 by Zaporozhian Cossacks.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Prokhladny serves as the administrative center of Prokhladnensky District, even though it is not a part of it.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Prokhladny—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Prokhladny is incorporated as Prokhladny Urban Okrug.^[3]

Demographics

In 2002, the population included:^[8]

Russians (79.1%)
Koreans (3.3%)
Kabardians (3.1%)
Ukrainians (2.5%)
Turks (1.8%)
Germans (1.5%)

Notable people

Mariya Lasitskene, Olympic champion and three-time world champion in high jump.

Transportation

There is large railway station in the town.

References

Notes

[1]
Law #12-RZ
[2]
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 [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
[3]
Law #13-RZ
[4]
"Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
[5]
Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
[6]
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 [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
[7]
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 [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
[8]
"Население кабардино-балкарии".

Sources

Парламент Кабардино-Балкарской Республики. Закон №12-РЗ от 27 февраля 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Кабардино-Балкарской Республики», в ред. Закона №20-РЗ от 23 апреля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные республиканские Законы». Вступил в силу на следующий день после опубликования. Опубликован: "Кабардино-Балкарская правда", б/н, 1 марта 2005 г. (Parliament of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. Law #12-RZ of February 27, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, as amended by the Law #20-RZ of April 23, 2014 On Amending Various Republican Laws. Effective as of the day following the publication date.).
Парламент Кабардино-Балкарской Республики. Закон №13-РЗ от 27 февраля 2005 г. «Об статусе и границах муниципальных образований в Кабардино-Балкарской Республики», в ред. Закона №20-РЗ от 23 апреля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные республиканские Законы». Вступил в силу на следующий день после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Кабардино-Балкарская правда", б/н, 1 марта 2005 г. (Parliament of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. Law #13-RZ of February 27, 2005 On the Status and the Borders of the Municipal Formations in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, as amended by the Law #20-RZ of April 23, 2014 On Amending Various Republican Laws. Effective as of the day following the official publication date.).