| En Name: | Karabash |
| Ru Name: | Карабаш |
| Loc Name1: | Карабаш |
| Loc Lang1: | Tatar |
| Coordinates: | 54.6958°N 52.5847°W |
| Map Label Position: | top |
| Federal Subject: | Republic of Tatarstan |
| Adm Data As Of: | March 2015 |
| Adm District Jur: | Bugulminsky District |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Urban-type settlement |
| Mun Data As Of: | November 2014 |
| Mun District Jur: | Bugulminsky Municipal District |
| Urban Settlement Jur: | Karabash Urban Settlement |
| Mun Admctr Of: | Karabash Urban Settlement |
| Pop 2010Census: | 5005 |
| Established Date: | 1664 |
| Established Title: | Known since |
| Current Cat Date: | 1957 |
| Postal Codes: | 423229 |
| Date: | November 2016 |
Karabash (Russian: Карабаш; Tatar: Карабаш) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Bugulminsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located at the confluence of the Zay and Stepnoy Zay Rivers, 27km (17miles) northwest of Bugulma, the administrative center of the district. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,005.
It has been known since 1664 and was granted urban-type settlement status in 1957.[1]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Karabash is subordinated to Bugulminsky District.[2] As a municipal division, Karabash, together with one rural locality (the village of Irken), is incorporated within Bugulminsky Municipal District as Karabash Urban Settlement.[3]
As of 1997, Irkenneft oil company was the main industrial enterprise in the settlement. Other facilities included a secondary school and a mosque. The Karabash Reservoir is located in the vicinity.
| Karabash population | |
| Bodystyle: | width:23.5em |
| Label1: | 2010 Census |
| Data1: | 5,005 |
| Label2: | 2002 Census |
| Data2: | 5,139 |
| Label3: | 1989 Census |
| Data3: | 4,272 |
| Label4: | 1979 Census |
| Data4: | 4,492 |
In 1989, ethnic Tatars accounted for 80.1% of the population, followed by the Russians at 14.1%, Chuvash at 2.3%, and Mordvins at 1.4%.