Nalchik

Nalchik Нальчик
City
Other transcription(s)
• Kabardian	НалщӀэч
• Balkar	Нальчик
Bochka Bar, Pobeda Cinema, Cathedral of Equal to the Apostle Mary Magdalene, Fountain at the Place de la Concorde in the Lenina Street, Monument to the Nalchans who died in the Great Patriotic War, Trees in a park, Snow in a memorial, Statue of Lenin, Central Mosque, KBSU Main Building
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Nalchik
Nalchik Location of Nalchik Show map of Russia Nalchik Nalchik (Kabardino-Balkaria) Show map of Kabardino-Balkaria
Coordinates: 43°29′N 43°37′E / 43.483°N 43.617°E / 43.483; 43.617
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kabardino-Balkaria
Founded	1724
City status since	1921
Government
• Body	City Council[1]
• Head[2]	Taymuraz Akhokhov[2]
Area [3]
• Total	67 km2 (26 sq mi)
Elevation	512 m (1,680 ft)
Population
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	239,300
• Density	2,291.18/km2 (5,934.1/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	city of republic significance of Nalchik[5]
• Capital of	Kabardino-Balkar Republic
• Capital of	city of republic significance of Nalchik[5]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Nalchik Urban Okrug[6]
• Capital of	Nalchik Urban Okrug[6]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [7])
Postal code(s)[8]	360000, 360005, 360032, 360901, 360903, 360904
Dialing code(s)	+7 8662[9]
OKTMO ID	83701000001
City Day	September 1[10]
Website	admnalchik.ru

Nalchik (Russian: Нальчик IPA: [ˈnalʲtɕɪk]; Kabardian: НалщӀэч IPA: [naːɮɕʼakʲ]; Karachay-Balkar: Нальчик IPA: [naltʃɯk]) is the capital city of Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia, situated at an altitude of 550 meters (1,800 ft) in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains; about 100 kilometers (62 mi) northwest of Beslan (Beslan is in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania).^[13] It covers an area of 131 square kilometers (51 sq mi). Population: 247,054 (2021 Census);^[11] 240,203 (2010 Russian census);^[14] 274,974 (2002 Census);^[15] 234,547 (1989 Soviet census).^[16]