Nurlat
Нурлат | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Tatar | Норлат |
Coordinates: 54°26′N 50°48′E / 54.433°N 50.800°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Tatarstan[1] |
Founded | 1905 |
Town status since | 1961 |
Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 32,601 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 32,703 (+0.3%) |
• Subordinated to | town of republic significance of Nurlat[1] |
• Capital of | town of republic significance of Nurlat,[1] Nurlatsky District[1] |
• Municipal district | Nurlatsky Municipal District[4] |
• Urban settlement | Nurlat Urban Settlement[4] |
• Capital of | Nurlatsky Municipal District,[4] Nurlat Urban Settlement[4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ![]() |
Postal code(s)[6] | |
Dialing code(s) | +7 884345 |
OKTMO ID | 92646101001 |
Nurlat (Russian: Нурла́т; Tatar: Норлат) is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Kondurcha River, 268 kilometers (167 mi) southeast of Kazan. Population: 32,601 (2010 Russian census);[2] 32,527 (2002 Census);[7] 23,507 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
Nurlat was formerly known as Nurlat-Oktyabrsky.[citation needed]
It was founded in 1905 as a settlement around a railway station.[citation needed] Town status was granted to it in 1961.[citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nurlat serves as the administrative center of Nurlatsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, is incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Nurlat—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Nurlat is incorporated within Nurlatsky Municipal District as Nurlat Urban Settlement.[4]
There is an airport in Nurlat.[citation needed]