Afipsip (russian: Афипсип; ady, Афыпсып) is a

rural locality In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are describ ...

(an

aul An aul (; ce, oil; russian: аул) is a type of fortified village or town found throughout the Caucasus mountains and Soviet Central Asia, Central Asia. The word itself is of Turkic origin and simply means ''village'' in many Turkic language ...

) and the administrative center of Afipsipskoye Rural Settlement of

Takhtamukaysky District Takhtamukaysky District (russian: Тахтамука́йский райо́н; ady, Тэхъутэмыкъуае къедзыгъо) is an administrativeLaw #171 and a municipalLaw #220 district (raion), one of the list of administrative and muni ...

, the

Republic of Adygea The Republic of Adygea (; russian: Республика Адыгея, Respublika Adygeya, p=ɐdɨˈɡʲejə; ady, Адыгэ Республик, ''Adıgə Respublik''), also known as the Adyghe Republic, is a republic of Russia. It is situated ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

. The population was 2193 as of 2018. There are 35 streets.

Geography

The aul is located on the shore of the Shapsug water reservoir of the Afips River, 31 km northwest of

Takhtamukay Takhtamukay (russian: Тахтамука́й; ady, Тэхъутэмыкъуай , ''Teh̦utemyqwaj'') is a rural locality (an ''aul'') and the administrative center of Takhtamukaysky District of the Republic of Adygea, Russia, located northwest ...

(the district's administrative centre) by road. Kubanstroy is the nearest rural locality.Расстояние от Афипсипа до Тахтамукая
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Ethnicity

The aul is inhabited by Adyghes and Russians.

References

Rural localities in Takhtamukaysky District {{Adygea-geo-stub