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Gudermes

Gudermes (English)
Гудермес (Russian)
Гуьмсе, Гутӏермаӏас (Chechen)
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Gudermes is located in Chechnya
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Location of Gudermes in the Chechen Republic
Coordinates: 43°21′N 46°06′E / 43.350°N 46.100°E / 43.350; 46.100Coordinates: 43°21′N 46°06′E / 43.350°N 46.100°E / 43.350; 46.100
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
Statistics
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.


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