Location: Nalchik
North Caucasian District, Russia
Coat of arms: Flag
City Day: September 1
Administrative status (as of October 2008)Country: Russia
Federal subject: Kabardino-Balkar Republic
Administratively subordinated to: city of republic significance of Nalchik
Capital of: Kabardino-Balkar Republic
Administrative center of: city of republic significance of Nalchik
Municipal status (as of January 2011)Urban okrug: Nalchik Urban Okrug
Administrative center of: Nalchik Urban Okrug
Head: Zalimgeri Khagasov
Representative body: City Council
StatisticsArea: 67 km (26 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census): 240,203 inhabitants
- Rank in 2010: 78th
Density (January 1, 2010): 2,234.3/km (5,787/sq mi)
Time zone: MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded: 1724
City status since: 1921
Postal code(s): 360000, 360005, 360032, 360901, 360903, 360904
Dialing code(s): +7 8662
Website: admnalchik.ru
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Nalchik (Russian: Нальчик, IPA: [ˈnalʲtɕɪk]; Kabardian: Налщӏэч /naːɮɕʼakʲ/; Karachay-Balkar: Нальчик) is the capital city of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia, situated at an altitude of 550 meters (1,800 ft) in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains; about 100 kilometers (62 mi) northwest of Beslan in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania. It covers an area of 131 square kilometers (51 sq mi). Population was 240,203 (2010 Census); 274,974 (2002 Census); 234,547 (1989 Census).
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