Buynaksk
Buynaksk
Буйнакск | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Avar | Шура |
| • Kumyk | Темирхан-Шура |
| • Lak | ЩурахӀи |
Buynaksk in Winter | |
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Buynaksk Location of Buynaksk Buynaksk Buynaksk (Republic of Dagestan) | |
| Coordinates: 42°49′N 47°07′E / 42.817°N 47.117°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Dagestan |
| Founded | 1834 |
| Town status since | 1866 |
| Elevation | 490 m (1,610 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 62,623 |
• Estimate (2024) | 69,554 (+11.1%) |
| • Rank | 255th in 2010 |
| • Subordinated to | Town of Buynaksk |
| • Capital of | Buynaksky District, Town of Buynaksk |
| • Urban okrug | Buynaksk Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Buynaksk Urban Okrug, Buynaksky Municipal District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code | 368220 |
| OKTMO ID | 82705000001 |
| Website | buynaksk05 |
Buynaksk (Russian: Буйнакск; Avar: Шура, romanized: Şura; Kumyk: Темирхан-Шура, romanized: Temirxan-Şura; Lak: ЩурахӀи, romanized: Schurahi) is a town in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, located at the foothills of the Greater Caucasus on the Shura-Ozen River, 40 kilometers (25 mi) southwest of the republic's capital Makhachkala. Population: 62,623 (2010 census); 61,437 (2002 census); 56,783 (1989 Soviet census); 40,000 (1970).