Uchkeken (russian: Учкекен; krc, Ючкёкен, ''Yuçköken'') 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 ...
(a ''
selo'') and the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of
Malokarachayevsky District
Malokarachayevsky District (russian: Малокарача́евский райо́н; krc, Гитче Къарачай район, ''Gitçe Qaraçay rayon''; abq, Къарчачкӏвын район) is an administrativeLaw #84-RZ and a municipa ...
in the
Karachay-Cherkess Republic
The Karachay-Cherkess Republic (russian: Карача́ево-Черке́сская Респу́блика, ''Karachayevo-Cherkesskaya Respublika''; krc, Къарачай-Черкес Республика, ''Qaraçay-Çerkes Respublika''; Cir ...
,
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 ...
. Population:
Demographics
In 2002, the main ethnic groups were:
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Karachays
The Karachays ( krc, Къарачайлыла, Qaraçaylıla or таулула, , 'Mountaineers') are an indigenous Caucasian Turkic ethnic group in the North Caucasus. They speak Karachay-Balkar, a Turkic language. They are mostly situated ...
: 91.6%
*
Russians
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: 3.9%
Notable People
Zuhra Bayramkulova
Zuhra Abdurakhmanovna Bayramkulova (russian: Зухра Абдурахмановна Байрамкулова; 30 August 1940 – 10 April 2013) was a farmer and politician from Karachay-Cherkessia.
Biography
Bayramkulova was born on 30 August ...
- Hero of Socialist Labour has a street named after her in Uchkeken.
References
Rural localities in Karachay-Cherkessia
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