Ersenoy

Coordinates: 42°59′51″N 46°08′47″E / 42.99750°N 46.14639°E / 42.99750; 46.14639 Ersenoy (Russian: Эрсеной, Chechen: Эрсана)^[1] is a rural locality (a selo) in Vedensky District, Chechnya.

Administrative and municipal status[]

Municipally, Ersenoy is incorporated as . It is the administrative center of the municipality and the only settlement included in it.^[2]

Geography[]

Map of Vedensky District. Ersenoy is in the east

Ersenoy is located on the left bank of the . It is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north-east of the village Vedeno.

The nearest settlements to Ersenoy are Tazen-Kala in the south-east, Dyshne-Vedeno, Vedeno and Zelamkhin-Kotar in the south-west, Agishbatoy and Mesedoy in the north-west, and Nizhny Kurchali and Sredny Kurchali in the north-east.^[3]

History[]

In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Ersenoy was renamed to Kidero, and settled by people from the neighboring republic of Dagestan.^[4] From 1944 to 1957, it was a part of the Vedensky District of the Dagestan ASSR.

In 1958, after the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old Chechen name, Ersana.^[5]

Population[]

• 2002 Census: 302
• 2010 Census: 420^[6]
• 2019 estimate: 460

According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Ersenoy were ethnic Chechens. The majority of the village's population are from the teip.

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