Nartkala


Nartkala is a town and the administrative center of Urvansky District of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia, located northeast of Nalchik. Population:

History

It was founded in 1913 as the railway station of Dokshukino ; town status was granted to it in 1955. It was renamed Nartkala in 1967; the current name mean the city of the Narts.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nartkala serves as the administrative center of Urvansky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Nartkala is incorporated within Urvansky Municipal District as Nartkala Urban Settlement.

Demographics

Population:

Ethnic composition

As of the 2002 Census, the ethnic distribution of the population was: