| En Name: | Laishevo |
| Ru Name: | Лаишево |
| Loc Name1: | Лаеш |
| Loc Lang1: | Tatar |
| Coordinates: | 55.4°N 83°W |
| Map Label Position: | left |
| Image Coa: | Laishev COA (Kazan Governorate) (1781).png |
| Federal Subject: | Republic of Tatarstan |
| Adm District Jur: | Laishevsky District |
| Adm Ctr Of: | Laishevsky District |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Mun District Jur: | Laishevsky Municipal District |
| Urban Settlement Jur: | Laishevo Urban Settlement |
| Mun Admctr Of1: | Laishevsky Municipal District |
| Mun Admctr Of2: | Laishevo Urban Settlement |
| Pop 2010Census: | 7735 |
| Current Cat Date: | 2004 |
| Prev Name1: | Laishev |
| Postal Codes: | 422610, 422611, 422617, 422639 |
| Dialing Codes: | 85551 |
Laishevo (Russian: Лаи́шево; Tatar: Лаеш) is a town and the administrative center of Laishevsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the right bank of the Kama River on the shore of the Kuybyshev Reservoir, 62km (39miles) southeast of the republic's capital of Kazan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 7,735.
Known as Laishev (Russian: Лаишев) since the times of the Khanate of Kazan, it was granted town status in 1781.[1] In 1920–1927, it served as the administrative center of a kanton. In 1926, it was demoted in status to a selo and given its present name. In 1950, it was granted urban-type settlement status. It served as the administrative center of a district in 1930–1963 and then again since 1965. Town status was granted to it again in 2004.
On August 22nd, 2013, four members of a family were killed by toxic fumes from some rotten potatoes stored in their basement.[2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Laishevo serves as the administrative center of Laishevsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[3] As a municipal division, the town of Laishevo, together with the village of Staraya Pristan, is incorporated within Laishevsky Municipal District as Laishevo Urban Settlement.[4]
As of 1997, economic activity revolved around the starch and fish-processing plants, a garment factory, and a forestry farm.
| Laishevo population | |
| Bodystyle: | width:23.5em |
| Label1: | 2010 Census |
| Data1: | 7,735 |
| Label2: | 2002 Census |
| Data2: | 7,730 |
| Label3: | 1989 Census |
| Data3: | 7,067 |
| Label4: | 1979 Census |
| Data4: | 6,706 |
As of 1989, the population was ethnically mostly Russian (74.9%), Tatar (21.8%), and Chuvash (1.4%).