Valerik, Achkhoy-Martanovsky District

Coordinates: 43°10′35″N 45°24′15″E / 43.17639°N 45.40417°E / 43.17639; 45.40417
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43°10′35″N 45°24′15″E / 43.17639°N 45.40417°E / 43.17639; 45.40417

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]

Map of Achkhoy-Martanovsky District with Valerik highlighted

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]

  1. ^ "Ярташ". "Даймохк" газет (in Russian).
  2. ^ "Сельское поселение Валерикское (Чеченская Республика)". www.bankgorodov.com.
  3. ^ "Карта Чеченской республики подробная с районами, селами и городами. Схема и спутник онлайн". 1maps.ru.
  4. ^ "Потери вооруженных сил России и СССР в вооруженных конфликтах на Северном Кавказе (1920–2000 годы)". www.demoscope.ru.
  5. ^ "О восстановлении Чечено-Ингушской АССР и упразднении Грозненской области". lawru.info (in Russian).
  6. ^ 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)
  7. ^ "ВПН-2010". www.gks.ru.
  8. ^ "МБОУ 'ООШ ИМ. А-Р. З. ЗАЙНУТДИНОВА С. ВАЛЕРИК', Чеченская республика - ИНН 2002003120". www.k-agent.ru.
  9. ^ "МБОУ 'СОШ №1 С. ВАЛЕРИК', Чеченская республика - ИНН 2002002840". www.k-agent.ru.
  10. ^ "МБОУ 'СОШ №2 ИМ. М.Г. ГАЙРБЕКОВА С.ВАЛЕРИК', Чеченская республика - ИНН 2002003240". www.k-agent.ru.
  11. ^ "МЕЧЕТЬ С.ВАЛЕРИК, Чеченская республика - ИНН 2002491220". www.k-agent.ru.