Zelamkhin-Kotar

Coordinates: 42°58′49″N 46°04′51″E / 42.98028°N 46.08083°E / 42.98028; 46.08083 Zelamkhin-Kotar (Chechen: Зеламхин-КӀотар, Russian: Октябрьское),^[1] also known by Russian name Oktyabrskoye, is a rural locality (a selo) in Vedensky District, Chechnya.

Administrative and municipal status[]

Municipally, Zelamkhin-Kotar is incorporated into . It is one of the four settlements included in it.^[2]

Geography[]

Map of Vedensky District. Zelamkhin-Kotar is in the Vedeno rural settlement

Zelamkhin-Kotar is located between the and rivers. It is on the northern outskirts of the village of Vedeno.

The nearest settlements to Zelamkhin-Kotar are Tsa-Vedeno in the north-west, Agishbatoy in the north-east, Vedeno in the south, and Elistanzhi and Eshilkhatoy in the south-west.^[3]

History[]

The village of Zelamkhin-Kotar was originally formed by immigrants from the villages of Eshilkhatoy and Kharachoy. Later, around 10 families moved from Tsa-Vedeno to Zelamkhin-Kotar due to landslides.

Population[]

• 1990 Census: 780
• 2002 Census: 839
• 2010 Census: 1167^[4]
• 2019 estimate: ?

According to the results of the 2010 census, the majority of residents of Zelamkhin-Kotar were ethnic Chechens.

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