Malgobek

Malgobek (English) Малгобек (Russian) МагІалбике (Ingush)
-  Town[citation needed]  -
Location of the Republic of Ingushetia in Russia
Malgobek Location of Malgobek in the Republic of Ingushetia
Coordinates: 43°30′N 44°45′E / 43.5°N 44.75°E / 43.5; 44.75Coordinates: 43°30′N 44°45′E / 43.5°N 44.75°E / 43.5; 44.75
	Coat of arms
Administrative status
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Ingushetia
Statistics
Population (2010 Census, preliminary)	31,076 inhabitants[1]
Population (2002 Census)	41,876 inhabitants[2]
Time zone	MSD (UTC+04:00)[3]
Founded	1933[citation needed]
Town status since	1939[citation needed]
Postal code(s)	386302[citation needed]
Dialing code(s)	+7 87346[citation needed]
Official website

Malgobek (Russian: Малгобек; Ingush: МагIалбике) is a town in the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia, located 45 kilometers (28 mi) northwest of the republic's capital Magas. Population: 31,076 (2010 Census preliminary results);^[1] 41,876 (2002 Census);^[2] 20,364 (1989 Census).^[4]

Malgobek was founded in 1935 as a settlement for workers at then recently discovered oilfields, on the territory of former Ingush villages of Malgobek-Balka (Малгобек-Балка) and Chechen-Balka (Чечен-Балка). Town status was granted to it in 1939.

During World War II, Malgobek was occupied by the German forces from September 12, 1942 to January 3, 1943, when it was recaptured by the Red Army. In October 2007, Malgobek was conferred the status of City of Military Glory by President Vladimir Putin for heroically stopping the German forces at its borders.^[5]

In the 1990s, the town's population doubled due to an influx of refugees from the wartorn neighboring republic of Chechnya.

Besides the oil activities of the company Ingushneftegasprom, the town's industry includes woodworking and food related industries.

Malgobek, as well as Sunzha, is a point at issue in the Chechen-Ingush border delimitation discussion.^[6]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2010). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
3. ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication).
4. ^ "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.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
5. ^ Президент Российской Федерации. Указ №1344 от 8 октября 2007 «О присвоении г. Малгобеку почетного звания Российской Федерации "Город воинской славы"». (President of Russia. Ukaz #1344 of 8 October 2007 On the assignment to Malgobek of the Honorary title of the Russian Federation "City of Military Glory". ).
6. ^ Chechnya, Ingushetia At Odds Over Border Delimitation. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. December 19, 2008