Buinsk
Буинск | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Tatar | Буа |
• Chuvash | Пӑва |
Coordinates: 54°58′N 48°17′E / 54.967°N 48.283°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Tatarstan[1] |
First mentioned | 1691 |
Town status since | 1780[2] |
Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 20,352 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 20,848 (+2.4%) |
• Subordinated to | town of republic significance of Buinsk[1] |
• Capital of | town of republic significance of Buinsk,[1] Buinsky District[1] |
• Municipal district | Buinsky Municipal District[5] |
• Urban settlement | Buinsk Urban Settlement[5] |
• Capital of | Buinsky Municipal District,[5] Buinsk Urban Settlement[5] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
Postal code(s)[7] | |
OKTMO ID | 92618101001 |
Buinsk (Russian: Буи́нск; Tatar: Буа; Chuvash: Пӑва, Păva) is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the left bank of the Karla River (left tributary of the Sviyaga), 137 kilometers (85 mi) southwest of Kazan. Population: 20,352 (2010 Russian census);[3] 19,736 (2002 Census);[8] 16,800 (1989 Soviet census).[9]
It was first mentioned in a chronicle in 1691.[citation needed] Town status was granted to it in 1780.[2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Buinsk serves as the administrative center of Buinsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Buinsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Buinsk is incorporated within Buinsky Municipal District as Buinsk Urban Settlement.[5]