Mamadysh Explained

En Name:Mamadysh
Ru Name:Мамадыш
Loc Name1:Мамадыш
Loc Lang1:Tatar
Coordinates:55.7131°N 51.4106°W
Map Label Position:left
Image Coa:Mamadysh COA (Kazan Governorate) (1781).png
Federal Subject:Republic of Tatarstan
Adm District Jur:Mamadyshsky District
Adm Ctr Of:Mamadyshsky District
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Mamadyshsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Mamadysh Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Mamadyshsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Mamadysh Urban Settlement
Area Km2:12.6
Pop 2010Census:14435
Established Date:end of the 14th–beginning
of the 15th century
Current Cat Date:1781
Prev Name1:Troitskoye
Postal Codes:422190–422192, 422199

Mamadysh (Russian: Мамады́ш; Tatar: Мамадыш) is a town and the administrative center of Mamadyshsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Vyatka River (Kama's tributary), 167km (104miles) from the republic's capital of Kazan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 14,435.

History

Known since the end of the 14th–the beginning of the 15th century, it has been known as the selo of Troitskoye (Russian: Троицкое) from the beginning of the 17th century.[1] Town status was granted to it in 1781. It served as the administrative center of a kanton in 1920–1930 and as the administrative center of a district since 1930.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mamadysh serves as the administrative center of Mamadyshsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[2] As a municipal division, the town of Mamadysh is incorporated within Mamadyshsky Municipal District as Mamadysh Urban Settlement.[3]

Economy

As of 1997, industrial enterprises in the town included a wood-processing factory, a forestry farm, a cotton mill, a brick factory, a butter factory, and a distillery. The nearest railway station is Kukmor on the KazanAgryz line, located 80km (50miles) southeast.

Demographics

Mamadysh population
Bodystyle:width:23.5em
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:14,435
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:13,509
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:11,835
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:10,326

As of 1989, the population was ethnically mostly Tatar (59.0%) and Russian (39.4%).

References

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Notes and References

  1. Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Tatarstan, p. 181
  2. Order #01-02/9
  3. Law #35-ZRT