# Chegem

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{{Short description|Town in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russia}}
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'''Chegem''' ({{langx|ru|Чеге́м}}; {{langx|kbd|Шэджэм}}; {{langx|krc|Чегем}}, ''Çegem'') is a [town](/source/types_of_inhabited_localities_in_Russia) and the [administrative center](/source/administrative_center) of [Chegemsky District](/source/Chegemsky_District) of the [Kabardino-Balkarian Republic](/source/Kabardino-Balkarian_Republic), [Russia](/source/Russia), located {{convert|10|km|sp=us}} north of [Nalchik](/source/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](/source/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](/source/subdivisions_of_Russia), Chegem serves as the [administrative center](/source/administrative_center) of [Chegemsky District](/source/Chegemsky_District), to which it is directly subordinated.<ref name="Ref43">Law #12-RZ</ref> As a [municipal division](/source/subdivisions_of_Russia), the [town](/source/types_of_inhabited_localities_in_Russia) 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](/source/Kabarday): 81.7%
*[Balkars](/source/Balkars): 12.5%
*[Russians](/source/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

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