Sunzha ( Russian : Сунжа , romanized : Sunzha ; Ingush : Шолжа-Пхье , romanized: Šolža-Pꜧe ) is a town and the administrative center of the Sunzhensky District of the Republic of Ingushetia , Russia . Before 2016 it was called Ordzhonikidzevskaya , after Soviet political leader Grigoriy Ordzhonikidze .
8-450: Population: 61,598 ( 2010 Census ) ; 65,112 ( 2002 Census ) ; 17,318 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . As of the 2010 Census, it was the most populous rural locality in Russia. Sunzha is located in the valley of the river Sunzha , 22 km (14 mi) northeast from Nazran , and 47 km (29 mi) west from Grozny. Historically, the town was laid on the northern bank of
16-654: The "Map of left flank of the Caucausian line" in 1840. The founder of the village was Kuri, the son of Ali Ingush : Iаьлий КIури ), from the Leimi village of the mountainous Dzheirakhski district of Ingushetia. In the late 20s of the XIX, he moved from his native Leimi and established Kuri-Yurt which existed until 1845, where it was destroyed during the Russian colonization, which established Sunzha line of cossacks settlements on
24-531: The decision. However, in late 2009, Prime Minister Putin announced that the Government of Russia had allocated 10.5 billion rubles in order to conduct the census as originally scheduled (in October 2010). The census recorded the population as 142.9 million, a decrease of 2.3 million (1.6%) since the 2002 census. The population is 73.7% urban (105.3 million) and 26.3% rural (37.5 million). The median age
32-462: The maps of 1834, several Ingush settlements are known to the area, including Kurei-Yurt which was lying on the modern boundaries of the town of Sunzha. According to the rapport by the Vladikavkaz commandant the population of village Kurai-Yurt was 585 people, which was considered to be a relatively large settlement. The other sources acknowledge the village under the name of Korei-Yurd, such as on
40-617: The military conflict in Chechnya, however, in the 1990s the railways had been damaged and consequently destroyed. Sunzha has a humid continental climate ( Köppen climate classification : Dfa ). The establishment of the early settlement is associated with the Ingush highlanders moving from the Assinkoe gorge to the plains. In 18th century Ingush highlanders established settlements in the modern Sunzhensky district of Ingushetia. According to
48-568: The river, however, currently both banks are inhabited. Sunzhensky ridge is situated to the north of the town. To the west, Sunzha borders Troitskya, on the east Sernovosky of the Sunzhensky District of Chechnya. 5 km (3.1 mi) to the south lies Nesterovskaya. The train station Sleptsovkaya of the North Caucasian railway is the last stop on the trail. The railway connection between Sunzha and Grozny existed before
56-836: The sights of villages of the indigenous population. During the Russian Empire , the town was the administrative capital of the Sunzhensky Otdel of the Terek Oblast . In 1845, during the Caucasian war, stanitsa Sunzhenskay has been established as a part of Sunzha cossack line. The stanitsas were inhabited by settlers from already existing cossack settlements in the Caucasus, as well as Don cossacks. 2010 Russian census The 2010 Russian census ( Russian : Всеросси́йская пе́репись населе́ния 2010 го́да )
64-531: Was the second census of the Russian Federation population after the dissolution of the Soviet Union . Preparations for the census began in 2007 and it took place between October 14 and October 25. The census was originally scheduled for October 2010, before being rescheduled for late 2013, citing financial reasons, although it was also speculated that political motives were influential in
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