Mendeleyevsk

Mendeleyevsk (English)
Менделеевск (Russian)
Менделеев (Tatar)
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Location of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia
Mendeleyevsk
Location of Mendeleyevsk in the Republic of Tatarstan
Coordinates: 55°54′N 52°20′E / 55.900°N 52.333°E / 55.900; 52.333Coordinates: 55°54′N 52°20′E / 55.900°N 52.333°E / 55.900; 52.333
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of February 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Tatarstan[1]
Administrative district Mendeleyevsky District[1]
Administrative center of Mendeleyevsky District[1]
Municipal status (as of December 2008)
Municipal district Mendeleyevsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Mendeleyevsk Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Mendeleyevsky Municipal District,[2] Mendeleyevsk Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Area 30.65 km2 (11.83 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 22,075 inhabitants[3]
Density 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)[4]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[5]
Town status since 1967
Dialing code(s) +7 85549
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Mendeleyevsk (Russian: Менделе́евск; Tatar: Cyrillic Менделеев, Latin Mendeleyev) is a town and the administrative center of Mendeleyevsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Toyma River, 238 kilometers (148 mi) east of Kazan. Population: 22,075 (2010 Census);[3] 22,027 (2002 Census);[6] 18,085 (1989 Census).[7]

History

The town was originally the village of Bonduga or Bondyug, and was the birthplace of Kapiton Ushkov. It grew into a town after Ushkov had established the Chemical Plant Karpov in 1868. The town was renamed Mendeleyevsk after Dmitri Mendeleev visited the factory there. The factory itself was later renamed after Lev Karpov.[8] It was granted town status in 1967.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mendeleyevsk serves as the administrative center of Mendeleyevsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Mendeleyevsk is incorporated within Mendeleyevsky Municipal District as Mendeleyevsk Urban Settlement.[2]

Transportation

Begishevo, the nearest airport, is located 50 kilometers (31 mi) south of Mendeleyevsk.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Order #01-02/9
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #29-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. ↑ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  5. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 05 апреля 2016 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 April 05, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  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.
  8. ↑ "Joint-Stock company Karpov Chemical Plant". Joint-Stock company Karpov Chemical Plant". Joint-Stock company Karpov Chemical Plant".

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