Baksan: facts

At a glance

• Country: Russia
• Region: Kabardino-Balkariya Republic
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 37,519
• Coordinates: 43.6837° N, 43.5351° E
• Time zone: Europe/Moscow (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Ruble (RUB)
• Distance to the capital, Moscow: 1,406 km (874 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Nalchik Airport (NAL): 21 km (13 mi), straight line
• Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV): 70 km (44 mi), straight line
• Vladikavkaz Beslan International Airport (OGZ): 102 km (63 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Dugulubgey: 2.4 km (1.5 mi)
• Chegem: 14 km (8 mi)
• Nalchik: 22 km (13 mi)
• Nartkala: 29 km (18 mi)
• Novopavlovsk: 32 km (20 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Nalchik, 22 km (13 mi)