{{Short description|Town in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russia}} {{Other uses}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2012}} {{Infobox Russian inhabited locality |en_name=Chegem |ru_name=Чегем |loc_name1=Шэджэм |loc_lang1=Kabardian |loc_name2=Чегем |loc_lang2=Karachay-Balkar |image_skyline=Чегем01.jpg |image_caption=View of mountains from Chegem |coordinates = {{coord|43|34|N|43|35|E|display=inline,title}} |map_label_position=right |image_flag= |flag_caption= |image_coa= |coa_caption= |anthem= |anthem_ref= |holiday= |holiday_ref= |federal_subject=Kabardino-Balkar Republic |federal_subject_ref=<ref name="Ref43" /> |adm_district_jur=Chegemsky District |adm_district_jur_ref=<ref name="Ref43" /> |adm_ctr_of=Chegemsky District |adm_ctr_of_ref=<ref name="Ref43" /> |inhabloc_cat=Town |inhabloc_cat_ref=<ref name="Ref43" /> |mun_district_jur=Chegemsky Municipal District |mun_district_jur_ref=<ref name="Ref438" /> |urban_settlement_jur=Chegem Urban Settlement |urban_settlement_jur_ref=<ref name="Ref438" /> |mun_admctr_of1=Chegemsky Municipal District |mun_admctr_of1_ref=<ref name="Ref438" /> |mun_admctr_of2=Chegem Urban Settlement |mun_admctr_of2_ref=<ref name="Ref438" /> |leader_title= |leader_title_ref= |leader_name= |leader_name_ref= |representative_body= |representative_body_ref= |area_of_what= |area_as_of= |area_km2= |area_km2_ref= |pop_2010census=18019 |pop_2010census_ref=<ref name="2010Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}}</ref> |pop_latest= |pop_latest_date= |pop_latest_ref= |established_date= |established_title= |established_date_ref= |current_cat_date=2000 |current_cat_date_ref= |postal_codes= |postal_codes_ref= |dialing_codes= |dialing_codes_ref= |website= }}
'''Chegem''' ({{langx|ru|Чеге́м}}; {{langx|kbd|Шэджэм}}; {{langx|krc|Чегем}}, ''Çegem'') is a town and the administrative center of Chegemsky District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russia, located {{convert|10|km|sp=us}} north of Nalchik, at the elevation of about {{convert|470|m|sp=us}}. Population: {{ru-census2010|18,019|.}}
==History== Originally called '''Chegem Pervy''' ({{lang|ru|Чеге́м Пе́рвый}}), it was granted urban-type settlement status in 1972.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}} In 2000, it was granted town status and renamed Chegem.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}}
==Administrative and municipal status== Within the framework of administrative divisions, Chegem serves as the administrative center of Chegemsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.<ref name="Ref43">Law #12-RZ</ref> As a municipal division, the town of Chegem is incorporated within Chegemsky Municipal District as '''Chegem Urban Settlement'''.<ref name="Ref438">Law #13-RZ</ref>
==Demographics== Population: {{ru-census|p2010=18,019|p2002=17,893|p1989=13,225}}
===Ethnic composition=== As of the 2002 Census, the ethnic distribution of the population was:<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru/chegem02.html | title=Чегемский район 2002 }}</ref> *Kabardins: 81.7% *Balkars: 12.5% *Russians: 3.4% *Other ethnicities: 2.4%
==References== ===Notes=== {{Reflist}}
===Sources=== *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|kb|adm|law}} *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|kb|mun|list}}
==External links== *[https://g.chegem.ru/ Official website of Chegem] {{in lang|ru}} *[https://chegem.jsprav.ru/ Chegem Business Directory] {{in lang|ru}}
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Category:Cities and towns in Kabardino-Balkaria Category:Circassian communities