Terek, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic

Terek (; Kabardian: or Тэрч) is a town and the administrative center of Tersky District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Terek River, east of Nalchik. Population:

History

Founded in 1876, it was granted urban-type settlement status in 1945 and town status in 1967.

Administrative and municipal status

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

Demographics

Population:

Ethnic composition

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

• Kabardins: 82.8%
• Russians: 12.0%
• Ossetians: 1.3%
• Other ethnicities: 3.9%

Notable people

• Dzhambulat Khatokhov – heaviest child in the world in 2003 according to Guinness World Records

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