Almetyevsk

Almetyevsk (English)
Альметьевск (Russian)
Әлмәт (Tatar)
-  City[1]  -

Location of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia
Almetyevsk
Location of Almetyevsk in the Republic of Tatarstan
Coordinates: 54°54′N 52°18′E / 54.900°N 52.300°E / 54.900; 52.300Coordinates: 54°54′N 52°18′E / 54.900°N 52.300°E / 54.900; 52.300
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Administrative status (as of February 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Tatarstan[1]
Administratively subordinated to city of republic significance of Almetyevsk[1]
Administrative center of city of republic significance of Almetyevsk,[1] Almetyevsky District[1]
Municipal status (as of December 2010)
Municipal district Almetyevsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Almetyevsk Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Almetyevsky Municipal District,[2] Almetyevsk Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 146,393 inhabitants[3]
- Rank in 2010 117th
Population (2012 est.) 157,673 inhabitants
Density 3,845/km2 (9,960/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
First mention 1720
City status since 1953
Postal code(s)[5] 423450-423465
Dialing code(s) +7 8553
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Almetyevsk (Russian: Альме́тьевск; Tatar: Cyrillic Әлмәт, Latin Älmät) is a city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the left bank of the Zay River (Kama's tributary) 265 kilometers (165 mi) southeast of Kazan. Population: 146,393 (2010 Census);[3] 140,437 (2002 Census);[6] 129,008 (1989 Census);[7] 77,000 (1969); 49,000 (1959).

History

Almetyevsk is one of the youngest cities in the republic. It was founded as an oil-processing settlement and was granted town status in 1953.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Almetyevsk serves as the administrative center of Almetyevsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the city of republic significance of Almetyevsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the city of republic significance of Almetyevsk is incorporated within Almetyevsky Municipal District as Almetyevsk Urban Settlement.[2]

Industry

Almetyevsk is an important center of Russia's oil industry. The Druzhba pipeline starts in Almetyevsk. Pipelines to Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, and Subkhankulovo also start in this city. The city houses several oil equipment plants producing pipes, pumps and other oil tools.

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Order #01-02/9
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #9-ZRT
  3. 1 2 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  6. ↑ Russian 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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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