Karabash, Republic of Tatarstan

For other places with the same name, see Karabash (disambiguation).

Coordinates: 54°41′45″N 52°35′5″E / 54.69583°N 52.58472°E / 54.69583; 52.58472

Karabash (Russian: Караба́ш; Tatar: Cyrillic Карабаш, Latin Qarabaş) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Bugulminsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located 27 kilometers (17 mi) northwest of Bugulma, the administrative center of the district, at the confluence of the Zay and Stepnoy Zay Rivers. Population: 5,005 (2010 Census);[1] 5,139 (2002 Census);[2] 4,272 (1989 Census).[3]

History

The settlement has been known since 1664. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1957.

Demographics

In 1989, ethnic Tatars accounted for 80.1% of the population, followed by the Russians, 14.1%.

Economy and infrastructure

Irkenneft oil company is the main industrial enterprise in the settlement. Other facilities include two secondary schools, a club, a hospital, and a mosque. The Karabash Reservoir is located in the vicinity.

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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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