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Valerik (Russian: Валерик, Chechen: ВаларгтӀе, Valergthe)[1] is a rural locality (a selo) in Achkhoy-Martanovsky District, Chechnya.
Administrative and municipal status edit
Municipally, Valerik is incorporated as Valerikskoye rural settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and the only settlement included in it.[2]
Geography edit
Valerik is located on both banks of the Valerik River. It is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of the village of Achkhoy-Martan and 25 kilometres (16 mi) south-west of the city of Grozny.
The nearest settlements to Valerik are Zakan-Yurt in the north, Khambi-Irze and Kulary in the north-east, Gekhi in the east, Gekhi-Chu and Shalazhi in the south, Katyr-Yurt in the west, and Shaami-Yurt in the north-west.[3]
History edit
In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Valerik was renamed and settled by other ethnic groups.[4] From 1944 to 1957, it was a part of the Novoselsky District of Grozny Oblast.
In 1958, after the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old name, Valerik.[5]
Population edit
- 1979 Census: 5,065
- 1990 Census: 5,750
- 2002 Census: 6,012[6]
- 2010 Census: 8,023[7]
- 2019 estimate: 9,483
According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Valerik were ethnic Chechens.
Infrastructure edit
Valerik hosts an elementary school,[8] two secondary schools,[9][10] and a local mosque.[11]
References edit
- ^ "Ярташ". "Даймохк" газет (in Russian).
- ^ "Сельское поселение Валерикское (Чеченская Республика)". www.bankgorodov.com.
- ^ "Карта Чеченской республики подробная с районами, селами и городами. Схема и спутник онлайн". 1maps.ru.
- ^ "Потери вооруженных сил России и СССР в вооруженных конфликтах на Северном Кавказе (1920–2000 годы)". www.demoscope.ru.
- ^ "О восстановлении Чечено-Ингушской АССР и упразднении Грозненской области". lawru.info (in Russian).
- ^ Kashnitsky, Ilya (11 April 2017). "Municipality level Russian Census data 2002 and 2010". doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/CSKMU.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "ВПН-2010". www.gks.ru.
- ^ "МБОУ 'ООШ ИМ. А-Р. З. ЗАЙНУТДИНОВА С. ВАЛЕРИК', Чеченская республика - ИНН 2002003120". www.k-agent.ru.
- ^ "МБОУ 'СОШ №1 С. ВАЛЕРИК', Чеченская республика - ИНН 2002002840". www.k-agent.ru.
- ^ "МБОУ 'СОШ №2 ИМ. М.Г. ГАЙРБЕКОВА С.ВАЛЕРИК', Чеченская республика - ИНН 2002003240". www.k-agent.ru.
- ^ "МЕЧЕТЬ С.ВАЛЕРИК, Чеченская республика - ИНН 2002491220". www.k-agent.ru.