Mendeleyevsk

Mendeleyevsk
Менделеевск
Town[1]
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 • TatarМенделеевск
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Mendeleyevsk is located in Russia
Mendeleyevsk
Mendeleyevsk
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Mendeleyevsk is located in Tatarstan
Mendeleyevsk
Mendeleyevsk
Mendeleyevsk (Tatarstan)
Coordinates: 55°54′N 52°20′E / 55.900°N 52.333°E / 55.900; 52.333
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTatarstan[1]
Administrative districtMendeleyevsky District[1]
Founded18th century[2]
Town status since1967[2]
Area
[2]
 • Total
14.1 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total
22,075
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
 • Capital ofMendeleyevsky District[1]
 • Municipal districtMendeleyevsky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlementMendeleyevsk Urban Settlement[4]
 • Capital ofMendeleyevsky Municipal District,[4] Mendeleyevsk Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
423650–423652
Dialing code(s)+7 85549
OKTMO ID92639101001

Mendeleyevsk (Russian: Менделе́евск; Tatar: Менделеевск) is a town and the administrative center of Mendeleyevsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the right bank of Nizhnekamskoye Reservoir, 238 kilometers (148 mi) from the republic's capital of Kazan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 22,075.[3]

History

It was founded as the selo of Bondyuga (Бондюга) in the 18th century.[2] It was granted urban-type settlement status and renamed Bondyuzhsky (Бондюжский) in 1928.[2] In 1967, it was granted town status and given its present name[2] after Dmitry Mendeleyev, who visited the factory there.[citation needed]

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.[4]

Economy

As of 1997, industrial enterprises in the town included a chemical plant, a bakery, and a fertilizer factory.[2]

Begishevo, the nearest airport, is located 50 kilometers (31 mi) south of Mendeleyevsk. The nearest railway station is Tikhonovo on the Agryz–Akbash line, 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) to the south.[2]

Demographics

Mendeleyevsk population
2010 Census22,075[3]
2002 Census22,027[7]
1989 Census18,085[8]
1979 Census13,986[9]

As of 1989, the population was ethnically mostly Tatar (48.5%), Russian (43.6%), Udmurt (2.4%), and Mari (2.1%).[2]

Notable people

  • Kapiton Ushkov (1813–1868), a serf who became a major chemical industrialist

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. 188
  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. ^ a b c d e Law #29-ZRT
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. ^ 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).
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.

Sources

  • Министерство юстиции Республики Татарстан. Приказ №01-02/9 от 4 февраля 2014 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов в Республике Татарстан», в ред. Приказа №01-02/160 от 11 марта 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Приказ Министерства юстиции Республики Татарстан от 04.02.2014 №01-02/9 "Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов в Республике Татарстан"». Опубликован: Официальный сайт правовой информации Министерства юстиции Республики Татарстан (http://pravo.tatarstan.ru), 27 февраля 2014 г. (Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Tatarstan. Order #01-02/9 of February 4, 2014 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Inhabited Localities in the Republic of Tatarstan, as amended by the Order #01-02/160 of March 11, 2015 On Amending the Order of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Tatarstan #01-02/9 of February 4, 2014 "On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Inhabited Localities in the Republic of Tatarstan". ).
  • Государственный Совет Республики Татарстан. Закон №29-ЗРТ от 31 января 2005 г. «Об установлении границ территорий и статусе муниципального образования "Менделеевский муниципальный район" и муниципальных образований в его составе», в ред. Закона №137-ЗРТ от 30 декабря 2014 г. «Об изменении границ территорий отдельных муниципальных образований и внесении изменений в Закон Республики Татарстан "Об установлении границ территорий и статусе муниципального образования "Менделеевский муниципальный район" и муниципальных образований в его составе"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Республика Татарстан", №№18–19, 1 февраля 2005 г. (State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan. Law #29-ZRT of January 31, 2005 On Establishing the Borders of the Territories and the Status of the Municipal Formation of "Mendeleyevsky Municipal District" and of the Municipal Formations It Comprises, as amended by the Law #137-ZRT of December 30, 2014 On Changing the Borders of the Territories of Several Municipal Formations and on Amending the Law of the Republic of Tatarstan "On Establishing the Borders of the Territories and the Status of the Municipal Formation of "Mendeleyevsky Municipal District" and of the Municipal Formations It Comprises". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
  • Академия наук Республики Татарстан. Институт татарской энциклопедии (1997). Населённые пункты Республики Татарстан. Краткий справочник [Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Tatarstan. Brief Reference.location=Казань].