Menzelinsk

For other uses of "Menzelinsk", see Menzelinsk (disambiguation).
Menzelinsk (English)
Мензелинск (Russian)
Минзәлә (Tatar)
-  Town[1]  -

Location of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia
Menzelinsk
Location of Menzelinsk in the Republic of Tatarstan
Coordinates: 55°44′N 53°07′E / 55.733°N 53.117°E / 55.733; 53.117Coordinates: 55°44′N 53°07′E / 55.733°N 53.117°E / 55.733; 53.117
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of February 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Tatarstan[1]
Administrative district Menzelinsky District[1]
Administrative center of Menzelinsky District[1]
Municipal status (as of May 2010)
Municipal district Menzelinsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Menzelinsk Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Menzelinsky Municipal District,[2] Menzelinsk Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 16,476 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 1584–1586
Town status since 1781
Official website
Menzelinsk on Wikimedia Commons

Menzelinsk (Russian: Мензели́нск; Tatar: Cyrillic Минзәлә, Latin Minzälä) is a town and the administrative center of Menzelinsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Menzelya River (Kama's basin), 292 kilometers (181 mi) east of Kazan. Population: 16,476 (2010 Census);[3] 16,730 (2002 Census);[5] 15,223 (1989 Census);[6] 15,800 (1973).

History

It was founded in 1584–1586 and was granted town status in 1781. From 1865 to 1919, it was a part of Ufa Governorate.

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.[2]

Demographics

Russians account for 49.3% of the town's population, while Tatars comprise 46.8%.

Transportation

The town is served by the Menzelinsk Airport.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Order #01-02/9
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #50-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. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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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