Ust-Dzheguta
| Ust-Dzheguta (English) Усть-Джегута (Russian) Джёгетей Аягъы (Karachay-Balkar) Жэгуэтэныпэ (Kabardian) Усть-Джьгваты (Abaza) |
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.svg) Location of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of July 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Karachay-Cherkess Republic |
| Administrative district | Ust-Dzhegutinsky District |
| Administrative center of | Ust-Dzhegutinsky District |
| Municipal status (as of December 2010) | |
| Municipal district | Ust-Dzhegutinsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Ust-Dzhegutinskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Ust-Dzhegutinsky Municipal District, Ust-Dzhegutinskoye Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 30,566 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1861 |
| Town status since | 1975 |
| Previous names | Dzhegutinskaya |
Ust-Dzheguta (Russian: Усть-Джегута; Karachay-Balkar: Джёгетей Аягъы; Kabardian: Жэгуэтэныпэ; Abaza: Усть-Джьгваты) is a town and the administrative center of Ust-Dzhegutinsky District of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic, Russia, located north of the Caucasus Mountains on the right bank of the Kuban River 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) south of Cherkessk. Population: 30,566 (2010 Census). The dam here is the start of the Great Stavropol Canal.
It was founded in 1861 as the stanitsa of Dzhegutinskaya (Джегутинская) by the Cossacks. Town status was granted to it in 1975.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ust-Dzheguta serves as the administrative center of Ust-Dzhegutinsky District, of which it is a part. As a municipal division, the town of Ust-Dzheguta is incorporated within Ust-Dzhegutinsky Municipal District as Ust-Dzhegutinskoye Urban Settlement.
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