Maykop
Maykop
Майкоп | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Adyghe | Мыекъуапэ |
| • Ubykh | Гъакъыва |
From the top to bottom, Skyline of Maykop, Maykop Train Station, Maykop Grand Mosque, Maykop Brewery | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Interactive map of Maykop | |
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| Coordinates: 44°36′N 40°05′E / 44.600°N 40.083°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Adygea |
| Founded | May 1857 |
| City status since | 1870 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Council of People's Deputies |
| • Head | Gennady Mitrofanov |
| Area | |
• Total | 58.62 km2 (22.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 144,249 |
• Estimate (2025) | 137,899 (−4.4%) |
| • Rank | 120th in 2010 |
| • Density | 2,461/km2 (6,373/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | Maykop Republican Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Republic of Adygea |
| • Capital of | Maykop Republican Urban Okrug |
| • Urban okrug | Maykop Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Maykop Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code | 385000 |
| Dialing code | +7 8772 |
| OKTMO ID | 79701000001 |
| City Day | First Saturday of June |
| Website | web |
Maykop (/meɪˈkɒp, maɪ-/) is the capital city of Adygea, Russia, located on the right bank of the Belaya River. It borders Maykopsky District, from which it is administratively and municipally independent, to the east and south; Giaginsky District to the north, and Belorechensky District of Krasnodar Krai to the west.
Population: 143,385 (2021 census); 144,249 (2010 census); 156,931 (2002 census); 148,608 (1989 Soviet census).
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 34,300 | — |
| 1926 | 52,525 | +53.1% |
| 1939 | 55,871 | +6.4% |
| 1959 | 82,135 | +47.0% |
| 1970 | 110,212 | +34.2% |
| 1979 | 127,828 | +16.0% |
| 1989 | 148,608 | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 156,931 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 144,249 | −8.1% |
| 2021 | 143,385 | −0.6% |
| Source: Census data | ||