Magas

For other uses, see Magas (disambiguation).

Magas (English) Магас (Russian)
-  Town[citation needed]  -
Residence of President of Ingushetia in Magas
Location of the Republic of Ingushetia in Russia
Magas
Coordinates: 43°10′N 44°49′E / 43.167°N 44.817°E / 43.167; 44.817Coordinates: 43°10′N 44°49′E / 43.167°N 44.817°E / 43.167; 44.817
	Coat of arms
Administrative status
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Ingushetia
Capital of	Republic of Ingushetia[citation needed]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census, preliminary)	2,505 inhabitants[1]
Population (2002 Census)	275 inhabitants[2]
Time zone	MSD (UTC+04:00)[3]
Founded	1995[citation needed]
Postal code(s)	386000[citation needed]
Dialing code(s)	+7 87345[citation needed]

Magas (Russian: Мага́с) is the capital of the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia. The town was founded in 1995; it replaced Nazran as the capital of the republic in 2002. In terms of population, Magas is the smallest capital of a federal subject in Russia: 2,505 (2010 Census preliminary results);^[1] 275 (2002 Census).^[2]

History

The Republic of Ingushetia came into existence in 1992, having been split from the Chechen–Ingush ASSR. Nazran, the largest of three towns of the new republic, was made a temporary capital; however, it was badly suited for this purpose.

In 1995, President Ruslan Aushev founded Magas just a few kilometers south of Nazran, naming it after the medieval city of Maghas. The new town was supposed to serve purely for administrative needs. The president's palace and the government building were built in rich oriental style, and a business district is under construction. Town status was officially granted to it in 2000.

The town is projected to house about 30,000 inhabitants in the future.^{[citation needed]}

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).