Gudermes (English) Гудермес (Russian) Гуьмсе, Гутӏермаӏас (Chechen) |
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Administrative status (as of May 2008) | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Chechen Republic |
Administratively subordinated to | town of republic significance of Gudermes |
Administrative center of | town of republic significance of Gudermes,Gudermessky District |
Municipal status (as of August 2011) | |
Municipal district | Gudermessky Municipal District |
Urban settlement | Gudermesskoye Urban Settlement |
Administrative center of | Gudermessky Municipal District, Gudermesskoye Urban Settlement |
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Population (2010 Census) | 45,631 inhabitants |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Gudermes (Russian: Гудерме́с; Chechen: Гуьмсе, Gümse or Гутӏермаӏас, Guthermajas) is a town in the Chechen Republic, Russia, located on the Sunzha River 36 kilometers (22 mi) east of Grozny, the republic's capital. Population: 45,631 (2010 Census);33,756 (2002 Census);38,089 (1989 Census); 32,000 (1970).
Gudermes had rural locality status until 1941. Later, it became a railroad junction between Rostov-on-Don, Baku, Astrakhan, and Mozdok.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gudermes serves as the administrative center of Gudermessky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Gudermes—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Gudermes is incorporated within Gudermessky Municipal District as Gudermesskoye Urban Settlement.