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Baksan

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human settlement in Baksan Urban Okrug, Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia

Key facts

Kabardian
Бэхъсэн
Country
Russia
Federal subject
Kabardino-Balkaria
Elevation
450 m (1,480 ft)
Total
36,860
Estimate 2024
40,010 ( +8.5% )
Subordinated to
town of republic significance of Baksan
Capital of
Baksansky District , town of republic significance of Baksan
Urban okrug
Baksan Urban Okrug
Time zone
UTC+3 ( MSK )
Postal codes
361530–361536, 361538
Dialing code
+7 86634
Website
www .gb .adm-kbr .ru

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Encyclopedic overview

Baksan (Russian: Бакса́н; Kabardian: Бэхъсэн) is a town in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russia, located 24 kilometers (15 mi) northwest of Nalchik on the left bank of the Baksan River (Terek's basin). Population: 60,445 (2021 census); 36,860 (2010 census); 35,805 (2002 census); 28,767 (1989 Soviet census).

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Baksan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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