Adygea
| Republic of Adygea | |||
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| Республика Адыгея (Russian) Адыгэ Республик (Adyghe) |
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| Anthem: Anthem of the Republic of Adygea | |||
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| Coordinates: 44°39′N 40°00′E / 44.65°N 40°ECoordinates: 44°39′N 40°00′E / 44.65°N 40°E | |||
| Political status | |||
| Country | Russia | ||
| Federal district | Southern[1] | ||
| Economic region | North Caucasus[2] | ||
| Established | July 27, 1922[3] | ||
| Capital | Maykop[4] | ||
| Government (as of March 2010) | |||
| - Head[5] | Aslan Tkhakushinov[6] | ||
| - Legislature | State Council (Khase)[5] | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Area (as of the 2002 Census)[7] | |||
| - Total | 7,600 km2 (2,934.4 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 80th | ||
| Population (2010 Census)[8] | |||
| - Total | 439,996 | ||
| - Rank | 74th | ||
| - Density[9] | 57.89 /km2 (149.9 /sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 50.9% | ||
| - Rural | 49.1% | ||
| Time zone(s) | MSK (UTC+04:00)[10] | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | RU-AD | ||
| License plates | 01 | ||
| Official languages | Russian;[11] Adyghe[12] | ||
| http://www.adygheya.ru/ | |||
The Republic of Adygea (English pronunciation: /ɑːdɨˈɡeɪ.ə/;[13] Russian: Респу́блика Адыге́я, tr. Respublika Adygeya; IPA: [ɐdɨˈɡʲejə]; Adyghe: Адыгэ Республик, Adıge Respublik) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic) enclaved within Krasnodar Krai. Its area is 7,600 square kilometers (2,900 sq mi) with a population of 439,996 (2010 Census).[8] Its capital is the city of Maykop.
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[edit] Geography
Adygea lies in southeastern Europe in the northern foothills of the Caucasus Mountains, with plains in the north and mountains in the south. Forests cover almost 40% of its territory.
- Area: 7,600 km2 (2,900 sq mi)
- Borders: Adygea is entirely surrounded by Krasnodar Krai
- Highest point: Chugush Mountain 3,238 m (10,623 ft)
[edit] Rivers
The 870-kilometer (540 mi) long Kuban River is one of the major navigable rivers in the Caucasus region. It forms part of the northern border between Adygea and Krasnodar Krai. Other rivers include:
- Belaya River
- Chokhrak River
- Dakh River
- Fars River
- Khodz River
- Kisha River
- Bolshaya Laba River (forming part of the eastern border between Adygea and Krasnodar Krai)
- Psekups River
- Pshish River
- Sakhray River
- Sukhoy Kurdzhips River, which flows near the archaeological site at Mezmaiskaya cave[14]
[edit] Lakes
The republic has no large lakes. However, the several large reservoirs include:
[edit] Mountains
The republic's major mountains range in height from 2,000 to 3,238 m and include:
- Chugush Mountain 3,238 m (10,623 ft)
- Mount Fisht 2,868 m (9,409 ft)
- Oshten Mountain
- Pseashkho Mountain
- Shepsi Mountain
[edit] Natural resources
The republic is rich in oil and natural gas. Other natural resources include gold, silver, tungsten, and iron.
[edit] Climate
- Average January temperature: −0.5 °C (31.1 °F)
- Average July temperature: +23 °C (73 °F)
- Average annual precipitation: 70 centimeters (28 in)
[edit] History
The Adyghe people, sometimes known as Circassians, were the ancient dwellers of the North-West Caucasus since the 13th century.
Cherkess (Adyghe) Autonomous Oblast was established within the Russian SFSR on July 27, 1922, on the territories of Kuban-Black Sea Oblast, primarily settled by the Adyghe people. At that time, Krasnodar was the administrative center. It was renamed Adyghe (Cherkess) Autonomous Oblast on August 24, 1922, soon after its creation. In the first two years of its existence the autonomous oblast was a part of the Russian SFSR, but on October 17, 1924, it was transferred to the jurisdiction of the newly created North Caucasus Krai within the RSFSR.[15]
It was renamed Adyghe Autonomous Oblast (AO) in July 1928. On January 10, 1934, the autonomous oblast became part of new Azov-Black Sea Krai, which was removed from North Caucasus Krai. Maykop was made the administrative center of the autonomous oblast in 1936. Adyghe AO became part of Krasnodar Krai when it was established on September 13, 1937.
On July 3, 1991, the oblast was elevated to the status of a republic under the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation. The first President of the republic was Aslan Aliyevich Dzharimov, elected in January 1992. From 2002 to 2007, Hazret Sovmen was President. He, and most of the rest of the political elite in Adygea, are Adyghes. As a reaction to that, an organization calling itself the Union of Slavs was established, claiming that ethnic Russians are discriminated against in Adygea. They advocate the merger of Adygea with Krasnodar Krai, but have so far have had little support for that proposition from the Russian government.
[edit] Divisions
The Republic of Adygea is administratively divided into seven districts (raions), two cities/towns, and five urban-type settlements. Municipally, the republic is divided into two urban okrugs, five urban settlements, and 46 rural settlements.
[edit] Demographics
- Population: 439,996 (2010 Census);[8] 447,109 (2002 Census);[16] 432,588 (1989 Census).[17]
[edit] Vital statistics
| Average population (x 1000) | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | |
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| 1970 | 386 | 5,681 | 3,307 | 2,374 | 14.7 | 8.6 | 6.2 |
| 1975 | 396 | 5,900 | 3,907 | 1,993 | 14.9 | 9.9 | 5.0 |
| 1980 | 409 | 6,610 | 4,828 | 1,782 | 16.2 | 11.8 | 4.4 |
| 1985 | 423 | 6,966 | 5,283 | 1,683 | 16.5 | 12.5 | 4.0 |
| 1990 | 436 | 6,171 | 5,375 | 796 | 14.2 | 12.3 | 1.8 |
| 1991 | 439 | 5,912 | 5,905 | 7 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.0 |
| 1992 | 444 | 5,306 | 5,969 | - 663 | 12.0 | 13.5 | -1.5 |
| 1993 | 447 | 4,774 | 6,662 | -1 888 | 10.7 | 14.9 | -4.2 |
| 1994 | 449 | 4,907 | 6,519 | -1 612 | 10.9 | 14.5 | -3.6 |
| 1995 | 450 | 4,798 | 6,475 | -1 677 | 10.7 | 14.4 | -3.7 |
| 1996 | 450 | 4,625 | 6,382 | -1 757 | 10.3 | 14.2 | -3.9 |
| 1997 | 450 | 4,430 | 6,302 | -1 872 | 9.8 | 14.0 | -4.2 |
| 1998 | 451 | 4,340 | 6,245 | -1 905 | 9.6 | 13.9 | -4.2 |
| 1999 | 450 | 3,879 | 6,215 | -2 336 | 8.6 | 13.8 | -5.2 |
| 2000 | 448 | 4,071 | 6,710 | -2 639 | 9.1 | 15.0 | -5.9 |
| 2001 | 447 | 4,212 | 6,566 | -2 354 | 9.4 | 14.7 | -5.3 |
| 2002 | 447 | 4,540 | 6,715 | -2 175 | 10.2 | 15.0 | -4.9 |
| 2003 | 446 | 4,634 | 6,929 | -2 295 | 10.4 | 15.6 | -5.2 |
| 2004 | 444 | 4,648 | 6,645 | -1 997 | 10.5 | 15.0 | -4.5 |
| 2005 | 443 | 4,550 | 6,726 | -2 176 | 10.3 | 15.2 | -4.9 |
| 2006 | 441 | 4,606 | 6,686 | -2 080 | 10.4 | 15.2 | -4.7 |
| 2007 | 440 | 5,210 | 6,454 | -1 244 | 11.8 | 14.7 | -2.8 |
| 2008 | 440 | 5,601 | 6,558 | - 957 | 12.7 | 14.9 | -2.2 |
| 2009 | 439 | 5,513 | 6,219 | - 706 | 12.5 | 14.2 | -1.6 |
| 2010 | 440 | 5,688 | 6,188 | - 500 | 12.9 | 14.1 | -1.1 |
[edit] Ethnic groups
According to the 2010 Census,[8] ethnic Russians make up 63.6% of the republic's total population, while the ethnic Adyghe are only 25.2%. Other groups include Armenians (3.7%), Ukrainians (1.4%), Kurds (1.1%), Tatars (0.6%).
| Ethnic group |
1926 Census | 1939 Census | 1959 Census | 1970 Census | 1979 Census | 1989 Census | 2002 Census | 2010 Census1 | ||||||||
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| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Adyghe | 50,821 | 44.8% | 55,048 | 22.8% | 65,908 | 23.2% | 81,478 | 21.1% | 86,388 | 21.4% | 95,439 | 22.1% | 108,115 | 24.2% | 107,048 | 25,2% |
| Russians | 29,102 | 25.6% | 171,960 | 71.1% | 200,492 | 70.4% | 276,537 | 71.7% | 285,626 | 70.6% | 293,640 | 68.0% | 288,280 | 64.5% | 270,714 | 63.6% |
| Armenians | 738 | 0.7% | 2,348 | 1.0% | 3,013 | 1.1% | 5,217 | 1.4% | 6,359 | 1.6% | 10,460 | 2.4% | 15,268 | 3.4% | 15,561 | 3.7% |
| Ukrainians | 26,405 | 23.3% | 6,130 | 2.5% | 7,988 | 2.8% | 11,214 | 2.9% | 12,078 | 3.0% | 13,755 | 3.2% | 9,091 | 2.0% | 5,856 | 1.4% |
| Others | 6,415 | 5.7% | 6,313 | 2.6% | 7,289 | 2.6% | 11,198 | 2.9% | 13,939 | 3.4% | 18,752 | 4.3% | 26,355 | 5.9% | 14,093 | 3.3% |
| 1 14,610 people were registered from administrative databases, and could not declare an ethnicity. It is estimated that the proportion of ethnicities in this group is the same as that of the declared group.[18] | ||||||||||||||||
[edit] Politics
The chief executive of the government of Adygea is the Head (called "President" until May 2011), who is appointed for a five-year term. Proficiency in the Adyghe language is a prerequisite for the candidate.[19]
The current Head, Aslan Tkhakushinov (since January 13, 2007), succeeded Hazret Sovmen, appointed by Vladimir Putin, although he received only 2% of the vote in 2002.[20] There is also a directly elected State Council (Khase or Xase—not to be confused with the Adyghe Khase, a union of Adyghe who supported Sovmen for a second term), which comprises the Council of Representatives and the Council of the Republic. Both councils are elected every five years and have 27 deputies each.
The republic sends three representatives to the parliament of the Russian Federation; one to the State Duma and the other two to the Federation Council.
The Constitution of the Republic of Adygea was adopted on May 14, 1995.
[edit] Economy
Even though it is now one of the poorest parts of Russia, the republic has abundant forests and rich soil. The region is famous for producing grain, sunflowers, tea, tobacco, and other produce. Hog and sheep breeding are also developed.
Food, timber, woodworking, pulp and paper, heavy engineering, and metal-working are the most developed industries.
[edit] Transportation
There is a small airport in Maykop (ICAO airport code URKM). Several rail lines pass through the republic.
[edit] Culture
The Adyghe language (Adyghabze) is a member of the Northwest Caucasian group of Caucasian languages. Along with Russian, Adyghe is the official language of the republic.
There are 8 state and 23 public museums in the republic. The largest museum is the National Museum of the Republic of Adygea in Maykop.
[edit] Education
Adyghe State University and Maykop State Technological University, both in the capital Maykop, are the two major higher education facilities in Adygea.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
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- ^ Госстандарт Российской Федерации. №ОК 024-95 27 декабря 1995 г. «Общероссийский классификатор экономических регионов. 2. Экономические районы», в ред. Изменения №5/2001 ОКЭР. (Gosstandart of the Russian Federation. #OK 024-95 December 27, 1995 Russian Classification of Economic Regions. 2. Economic Regions, as amended by the Amendment #5/2001 OKER. ).
- ^ Azarenkova et al., p. 154
- ^ http://www.kommersant.com/p-88/r_432/Republic_of_Adygea/
- ^ a b Constitution, Article 7.4.
- ^ Official website of the Republic of Adygea. Aslan Kitovich Tkhakushinov
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Территория, число районов, населённых пунктов и сельских администраций по субъектам Российской Федерации (Territory, Number of Districts, Inhabited Localities, and Rural Administration by Federal Subjects of the Russian Federation)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_03.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ a b c d Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Информационные материалы об окончательных итогах Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Information on the final results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.gks.ru/free_doc/new_site/perepis2010/perepis_itogi1612.htm. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ The density value was calculated by dividing the population reported by the 2010 Census by the area shown in the "Area" field. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox is not necessarily reported for the same year as the population.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
- ^ Official the whole territory of Russia according to Article 68.1 of the Constitution of Russia.
- ^ Constitution of Adygea, Article 5
- ^ "Adygeya at merriam-webster.com". m-w.com. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Adygeya. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ^ Baryshnikova, Gennady; John F. Hoffeckerb, Robin L. Burgess (May 1996). "Palaeontology and Zooarchaeology of Mezmaiskaya Cave (Northwestern Caucasus, Russia)". Abstract. Journal of Archaeological Science Volume 23, Issue 3, 1996. pp. 313–335. doi:10.1006/jasc.1996.0030. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WH8-45N4V4D-1F&_user=10&_coverDate=05%2F31%2F1996&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=gateway&_origin=gateway&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1663207799&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=18aaefe624dbf4b21f45e032c44bb25d&searchtype=a. Retrieved 3 March 2011. "Over 6000 large mammal and numerous small vertebrate remains have been recovered from preliminary excavations at Mezmaiskaya Cave"
- ^ под ред. М. Макфола и Н. Петрова (1998). ""Политический альманах России 1997. Том 2. Социально-политические портреты регионов" (Political Almanac of Russia 1997. Vol. 2. Social and Political Portraits of the Regions), online edition" (in Russian). Московский Центр Карнеги. Archived from the original on 2007-06-30. http://web.archive.org/web/20070630091806/http://www.carnegie.ru/ru/pubs/books/volume/218103adygeya.pdf. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ http://www.perepis-2010.ru/news/detail.php?ID=6936
- ^ Казенин, Константин (2009) (in Russian). "Тихие" конфликты на Северном Кавказе. Moscow: Regnum. p. 17. ISBN 9785911500306.
- ^ Tsvetkov, Oleg. "Transitions Online: Friends in High Places". CZ: Tol. http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=226&NrSection=1&NrArticle=18839. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
[edit] Sources
- Государственный Совет — Хасэ Республики Адыгея. 10 марта 1995 г. «Конституция Республики Адыгея», в ред. Конституционного закона №1 от 20 апреля 2011 г «О поправках в Конституцию Республики Адыгея». Опубликован: "Ведомости ЗС (Хасэ) — Парламента РА", №16, 6–10 марта 1995 г. (State Council of the Republic of Adygea. March 10, 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Adygea, as amended by the Constitutional Law #1 of April 20, 2011 On Amending the Constitution of the Republic of Adygea. ).
- Азаренкова, А. С.; И. Ю. Бондарь, Н. С. Вертышева (1986) [1986] (in Russian). Основные административно-территориальные преобразования на Кубани (1793–1985 гг.). Краснодарское книжное издательство. p. 394.
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- Адыгэ Республикэм и Лъэпкъ театр (in Adyghe)
- The Voice of Circassians(Adyghe Language)
- (Russian) Official website of the Republic of Adygea
- Overview of the Republic of Adygea (Kommersant newspaper)
- Official Website of the Adyghe State University
- (Russian) Official Website of the Adyghe State University
- (Russian) Official Website of the National Museum of the Republic of Adygea
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