Urussu Explained

En Name:Urussu
Ru Name:Уруссу
Loc Name1:Урыссу
Loc Lang1:Tatar
Coordinates:54.6°N 80°W
Map Label Position:right
Federal Subject:Republic of Tatarstan
Adm District Jur:Yutazinsky District
Adm Ctr Of:Yutazinsky District
Inhabloc Cat:Urban-type settlement
Mun District Jur:Yutazinsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Urussu Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Yutazinsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Urussu Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:10681
Established Date:1945–1946
Current Cat Date:1947
Postal Codes:423950, 423951
Website:http://jutaza.tatarstan.ru/poselenia/urussinskoe.htm

Urussu (Russian: Уруссу́; Tatar: Урыссу) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Yutazinsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the left bank of the Ik River at the border with the Republic of Bashkortostan, 382km (237miles) from the republic's capital of Kazan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 10,681.

History

It was established in 1945–1946 and was granted urban-type settlement status in 1947.[1] It served as a district administrative center in 1958–1963 and then again since 1991.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Urussu serves as the administrative center of Yutazinsky District, of which it is a part.[2] As a municipal division, Urussu is incorporated within Yutazinsky Municipal District as Urussu Urban Settlement.[3]

Economy

As of 1997, local industrial facilities included a thermal power station and various construction, chemical, and electrical plants.

Urussu is a railway station on the UlyanovskUfa line.

Demographics

Urussu population
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Label1:2010 Census
Data1:10,681
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:11,258
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:10,663
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:10,738

As of 1989, the population was mostly Tatar (52.6%), Russian (39.4%), Bashkir (1.8%), and Ukrainian (1.6%).

References

Sources

Уруссу

Notes and References

  1. Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Tatarstan, p. 282
  2. Order #01-02/9
  3. Law #46-ZRT