Maykop

For other uses, see Maykop (disambiguation).

Maykop Майкоп
City
Other transcription(s)
• Adyghe	Мыекъуапэ
• Ubykh	Гъакъыва
From the top to bottom, Skyline of Maykop, Maykop Train Station, Maykop Grand Mosque, Maykop Brewery
Flag Coat of arms
Interactive map of Maykop
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Coordinates: 44°36′N 40°05′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Adygea
Founded	May 1857
City status since	1870
Government
• Body	Council of People's Deputies
• Head	Gennady Mitrofanov
Area
• Total	58.62 km2 (22.63 sq mi)
Elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)
• Total	144,249
• Estimate  (2025)	137,899 (−4.4%)
• Rank	120th in 2010
• Density	2,461/km2 (6,373/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Maykop Republican Urban Okrug
• Capital of	Republic of Adygea
• Capital of	Maykop Republican Urban Okrug
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Maykop Urban Okrug
• Capital of	Maykop Urban Okrug
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code	385000
Dialing code	+7 8772
OKTMO ID	79701000001
City Day	First Saturday of June
Website	web.archive.org/web/20020604231940/http://www.admins.maykop.ru/

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Maykop (/meɪˈkɒp, maɪ-/) is the capital city of Adygea, Russia, located on the right bank of the Belaya River. It borders Maykopsky District, from which it is administratively and municipally independent, to the east and south; Giaginsky District to the north, and Belorechensky District of Krasnodar Krai to the west.

Population: 143,385 (2021 census); 144,249 (2010 census); 156,931 (2002 census); 148,608 (1989 Soviet census).

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1897	34,300	—
1926	52,525	+53.1%
1939	55,871	+6.4%
1959	82,135	+47.0%
1970	110,212	+34.2%
1979	127,828	+16.0%
1989	148,608	+16.3%
2002	156,931	+5.6%
2010	144,249	−8.1%
2021	143,385	−0.6%
Source: Census data