Ust-Dzheguta

Ust-Dzheguta
Усть-Джегута
Other transcription(s)
  Karachay-BalkarДжёгетей Аягъы
  AbazУсть-Джьгваты
  aKabardianЖэгуэтэныпэ
Location of Ust-Dzheguta
Ust-Dzheguta
Location of Ust-Dzheguta
Ust-Dzheguta
Ust-Dzheguta (Karachay-Cherkessia)
Coordinates: 44°05′14″N 41°58′24″E / 44.08722°N 41.97333°E / 44.08722; 41.97333
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKarachay-Cherkessia
Administrative districtUst-Dzhegutinsky District
1861
Town status since1975
Elevation
620 m (2,030 ft)
Population
  Total
30,566
  Capital ofUst-Dzhegutinsky District
  Municipal districtUst-Dzhegutinsky Municipal District
  Urban settlementUst-Dzhegutinskoye Urban Settlement
  Capital ofUst-Dzhegutinsky Municipal District, Ust-Dzhegutinskoye Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code(s)
369300
OKTMO ID91635101001
Websiteu-dzheguta.ru

Ust-Dzheguta (Russian: Усть-Джегута; Karachay-Balkar: Джёгетей Аягъы, Cögetey Ayağı; Abaza: Усть-Джьгваты; Kabardian: Жэгуэтэныпэ) is a town and the administrative center of Ust-Dzhegutinsky District of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic, Russia, located north of the Caucasus Mountains on the right bank of the Kuban River 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) south of Cherkessk. Population: 31,137(2021 Census); The dam here is the start of the Great Stavropol Canal.