Etoka, Russia

Etoka
Этока
Street of Etoka
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Etoka
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Etoka
Etoka (European Russia)
Etoka
Etoka (Russia)
Coordinates: 43°55′N 43°03′E / 43.917°N 43.050°E / 43.917; 43.050
CountryRussia
Federal subjectStavropol Krai
Population
 • Estimate 
(2021)
2,485 )
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK [1])
Postal codes[2]
357353, 357354
OKTMO ID07648434101

Etoka (Russian: Этока) is a rural locality (selo) in Predgorny District of Stavropol Krai, Russia, located 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) south of Lake Tambukan, by the Etoka River, by the foot of the Mount Dzhutsa.[3] Population is about 3,600 (2007 est.).[3]

It was established in the early 19th century as the khutor of Sablya (Са́бля). Present name was given to the village around 1897–1899. The name is derived from the Kabardian/Adyghe languages, where it means "mud valley".[3]

Demographics

Distribution of the population by ethnicity according to the 2021 census:[4]

percent
Russians
59.07%
Armenians
30.54%
Yazidis
4.99%
Dargins
1.61%
Azeris
1.21%
Laks
0.44%

References

  1. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  3. ^ a b c "На Ставрополье освятили часовню, ставшую символом мира и согласия народов, живущих на Кавказе", a June 2, 2008 article (in Russian)
  4. ^ "Ethnic composition of Russia 2021". Retrieved 22 February 2026.