Shali, Chechen Republic
Shali
Шали | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Chechen | Шела |
From the top, Pride of Muslims Mosque, Shali Towers, Shali Palace of Culture Central Mosque of Shali | |
Location of Shali  | |
  Shali Location of Shali  Shali Shali (Chechnya) | |
| Coordinates: 43°09′N 45°54′E / 43.150°N 45.900°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chechnya[1] |
| Administrative district | Shalinsky District[1] |
| Town administration | Shali[1] |
| Elevation | 225 m (738 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 47,708 |
| • Capital of | Shalinsky District,[1] Shali Town Administration[1] |
| • Municipal district | Shalinsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Urban settlement | Shalinskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
| • Capital of | Shalinsky Municipal District,[3] Shalinskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [4]) |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 366300 |
| OKTMO ID | 96637101001 |
Shali (Russian: Шали́; Chechen: Шела, Şela) is a town and the administrative center of Shalinsky District of the Chechen Republic, Russia. Population: 47,708 (2010 Census);[2] 40,356 (2002 Census);[6] 24,985 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
History
[edit]Sheikh Mansur was based here in 1786.
Killed civilians during modern warfare (1994—present days)
[edit]On January 3, 1995, during the course of the First Chechen War, Shali was repeatedly bombed with cluster bombs by Russian jet aircraft.[8]
War journalist Anna Politkovskaya said that on January 9 and 10, 2000, Russian forces killed more than 200 civilians by a missile and mortar shelling in Shali.[9]
Climate
[edit]Shali has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfa).
| Climate data for Shali | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.1 (34.0) |
2.8 (37.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
27.3 (81.1) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
9.2 (48.6) |
3.5 (38.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
3.9 (39.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
21.3 (70.3) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.5 (74.3) |
18.4 (65.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
5.5 (41.9) |
0.4 (32.7) |
11.2 (52.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
5.4 (41.7) |
11.2 (52.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
12.8 (55.0) |
6.8 (44.2) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
6.3 (43.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22 (0.9) |
25 (1.0) |
25 (1.0) |
39 (1.5) |
65 (2.6) |
78 (3.1) |
60 (2.4) |
47 (1.9) |
41 (1.6) |
34 (1.3) |
31 (1.2) |
24 (0.9) |
491 (19.4) |
| Source: [10] | |||||||||||||
Administrative and municipal status
[edit]Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shali serves as the administrative center of Shalinsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Shalinsky District as Shali Town Administration.[1] As a municipal division, Shali Town Administration is incorporated within Shalinsky Municipal District as Shalinskoye Urban Settlement.[3]
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Decree #500
- ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ a b c d e Law #10-RZ
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
- ^ Tishkov, Valery (January 14, 2004). Chechnya: Life in a War-Torn Society. University of California Press. p. 133. ISBN 9780520930209.
- ^ Politkovskaya, Anna (January 31, 2000). "ЧЕЧНЯ — ЧАСТЬ РОССИИ, А ЧЕЧЕНЦЫ — НЕТ". Novaya Gazeta (in Russian). Archived from the original on October 31, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^ "Climate: Shali". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
Sources
[edit]- Президент Чеченской Республики. Указ №500 от 30 ноября 2005 г. «Об утверждении перечня субъектов административно-территориального устройства Чеченской Республики». Вступил в силу 30 ноября 2005 г.. Опубликован: База данных "Консультант-плюс". (President of the Chechen Republic. Decree #500 of November 30, 2005 On Adopting the List of the Entities Within the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Chechen Republic. Effective as of November 30, 2005.).
- Парламент Чеченской Республики. Закон №10-РЗ от 20 февраля 2009 г. «Об образовании муниципального образования Шалинский район и муниципальных образований, входящих в его состав, установлении их границ и наделении их соответствующим статусом муниципального района, городского и сельского поселения», в ред. Закона №21-РЗ от 28 июня 2010 г «О внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Чеченской Республики». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Вести Республики", №35 (967), 27 февраля 2009 г. (Parliament of the Chechen Republic. Law #10-RZ of February 20, 2009 On Establishing the Municipal Formation of Shalinsky District and the Municipal Formations It Comprises, on Establishing Their Borders, and on Granting Them the Status of a Municipal District, Urban and Rural Settlement, as amended by the Law #21-RZ of June 28, 2010 On Amending Several Legislative Acts of the Chechen Republic. Effective as of after 10 days from the official publication date have passed.).