Menzelinsk
Мензелинск
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
 • TatarМинзәлә
Coat of arms of Menzelinsk
Coat of arms
Location of Menzelinsk
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Menzelinsk is located in Russia
Menzelinsk
Menzelinsk
Location of Menzelinsk
Menzelinsk is located in Tatarstan
Menzelinsk
Menzelinsk
Menzelinsk (Tatarstan)
Coordinates: 55°44′N 53°07′E / 55.733°N 53.117°E / 55.733; 53.117
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTatarstan[1]
Administrative districtMenzelinsky District[1]
Founded1584–1586[2]
Town status since1781[2]
Area
 • Total7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total16,476
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
17,055 (+3.5%)
 • Density2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
 • Capital ofMenzelinsky District[1]
 • Municipal districtMenzelinsky Municipal District[5]
 • Urban settlementMenzelinsk Urban Settlement[5]
 • Capital ofMenzelinsky Municipal District,[5] Menzelinsk Urban Settlement[5]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
423700–423703, 423709, 423716, 423718
OKTMO ID92640101001
Websitewww.menzelinsk.ru

Menzelinsk (Russian: Мензели́нск; Tatar: Минзәлә) is a town and the administrative center of Menzelinsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Menzelya River near its confluence with the Kama, 292 kilometers (181 mi) from the republic's capital of Kazan. Population: 16,476 (2010 Russian census);[3] 16,730 (2002 Census);[8] 15,223 (1989 Soviet census);[9] 15,800 (1973).

History

It was founded in 1584–1586 and was granted town status in 1781, when it was a part of Ufa Governorate.[2] Menzelinsk Fair was a notable event in the 19th century and in the beginning of the 20th century.[2] The town served as the administrative center of a kanton in 1920–1930 and as the district administrative center since then.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Menzelinsk serves as the administrative center of Menzelinsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Menzelinsk is incorporated within Menzelinsky Municipal District as Menzelinsk Urban Settlement.[5]

Economy

As of 1997, industrial enterprises in the town included a bakery, a distillery, and a construction materials factory.[2]

There is an airport in the town.[2] The nearest railway station is Krugloye Pole on the Agryz–Akbash line, 65 kilometers (40 mi) to the northeast.[2]

Demographics

Menzelinsk population
2010 Census16,476[3]
2002 Census16,730[10]
1989 Census15,223[11]
1979 Census16,683[12]

As of 1989, Russians accounted for 49.3% of the town's population, while Tatars comprised 46.8% and Mari—1.6%.[2]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Order #01-02/9
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Tatarstan, p. 193
  3. ^ a b c Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e Law #50-ZRT
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  8. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  9. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  10. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  11. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  12. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.

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