Regita
Regita (Russian: Регита, Chechen: РегӀатӀа, Reġatha) is a village (selo) in Kurchaloyevsky District, Chechnya.
Administrative and municipal status[edit]
Municipally, Regita is incorporated as Regitinskoye rural settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and is one of four settlements included in it.[1]
Geography[edit]
Regita is located in the upper reaches of the Khumys River. It is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south-east of the town of Kurchaloy and is 55 kilometres (34 mi) south-east of the city of Grozny.
The nearest settlements to Regita are Belty and Khidi-Khutor in the north-east, Koren-Benoy in the east, Achereshki in the south-east, Guni in the south, Marzoy-Mokhk in the south-west, and Dzhaglargi in the north-west.
History[edit]
In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Regita was renamed, and settled by people from the neighbouring republic of Dagestan.[2]
In 1958, after the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old Chechen name, Regita.
Population[edit]
- 2002 Census: 685
- 2010 Census: 783[3]
- 2018 estimate: ?
According to the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Regita were ethnic Chechens.
References[edit]
- ^ "Сельское поселение Регитинское (Чеченская Республика)". www.bankgorodov.com.
- ^ "Потери вооруженных сил России и СССР в вооруженных конфликтах на Северном Кавказе (1920–2000 годы)". www.demoscope.ru.
- ^ "ВПН-2010". www.gks.ru.