All cities of Tatarstan have peculiar features, and at the same time, there is a link that unites them. First of all, they are united by the fact that they are settlements of a single republic with a distinctive culture. But what are the cities of the Republic of Tatarstan? The list and population in these settlements, as well as other features, will be the subject of our study.
General information about the Republic of Tatarstan
Before we start exploring individual cities of Tatarstan, let's find out a brief summary of this republic as a whole.
Tatarstan is located in the middle of the Volga region, and is part of the Volga Federal District. In the south it borders on the Ulyanovsk, Samara and Orenburg regions, in the southeast with Bashkiria, in the northeast with the Republic of Udmurtia, in the gray with the Kirov region, in the west and northwest with the Republics of Mari El and Chuvashia.
The Republic is located in a temperate climate zone with a temperate continental climate. The total area of Tatarstan is 67.8 thousand square meters. km, and the population is 3868.7 thousand people. In terms of population, this republic ranks seventh among all subjectsfederation. The population density is 57.0 people/sq. km.
The capital of the Republic of Tatarstan is the city of Kazan.
Finno-Ugric tribes have long inhabited the territory of modern Tatarstan. In the 7th century, the Turkic tribes of the Bulgars came here and founded their own state, which was destroyed by the Mongol-Tatars in the 13th century. After that, the lands of Tatarstan were included in the Golden Horde, and as a result of the mixing of the Bulgars with the newcomer Turkic peoples, modern Tatars were formed. After the collapse of the Golden Horde, an independent Kazan Khanate was formed here, which was included in the Russian kingdom under Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century. Since then, the region has been actively populated by ethnic Russians. Here the Kazan province was formed. In 1917, the province was transformed into the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Republic of Tatarstan was formed in 1992.
List of cities in Tatarstan
Now let's list the cities of the Republic of Tatarstan. The list by population is provided below.
- Kazan - 1217, 0 thousand inhabitants.
- Naberezhnye Chelny – 526.8 thousand inhabitants.
- Nizhnekamsk – 236,197 thousand people
- Almetievsk - 152.6 thousand inhabitants.
- Zelenodolsk - 98.8 thousand inhabitants.
- Bugulma - 86.0 thousand inhabitants.
- Yelabuga - 73.3 thousand inhabitants.
- Leninogorsk - 63.3 thousand inhabitants.
- Chistopol - 60.9 thousand inhabitants.
- Zainsk - 40.9 thousand inhabitants.
- Nurlat - 33.1 thousand inhabitants.
- Mendeleevsk - 22, 1 thousand inhabitants.
- Bavly – 22.2 thousandliving.
- Buinsk - 20.9 thousand inhabitants.
- Arsk - 20.0 thousand inhabitants.
- Agryz - 19.7 thousand inhabitants.
- Menzelinsk – 17.0 thousand inhabitants.
- Mamadysh - 15.6 thousand inhabitants.
- Tetyushi - 11.4 thousand inhabitants.
We have listed all the cities of Tatarstan by population. Now we will talk about the largest of them in more detail.
Kazan is the capital of the republic
The cities of Tatarstan should be introduced from its capital, Kazan. Presumably this city was founded around 1000, during the existence of the Bulgar kingdom. But the city reached its real heyday during the Golden Horde. And, especially after the separation of the lands of the middle Volga region into a separate khanate, the capital of which was Kazan. This state was called the Kazan Khanate. But even after the accession of these territories to the Russian kingdom, the city did not lose its significance, remaining one of the largest centers of Russia. After the formation of the USSR, it became the capital of the Tatar ASSR, and after its collapse, it becomes the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, which is a subject of the Russian Federation.
The city is located on the territory of 425, 3 square meters. km and has a population of 1, 217 million inhabitants, the density of which is 1915 people / 1 sq. km. km. Since 2002, the dynamics of changes in the number of residents in Kazan has a constant upward trend. Among the ethnic groups, Russians and Tatars predominate, respectively accounting for 48.6% and 47.6% of the total population. There are much fewer representatives of other nationalities, among which Chuvash, Ukrainians and Mari should be singled out. Themshare in the total number does not even reach 1%.
Among religions, Sunni Islam and Orthodox Christianity are the most widespread.
The basis of the city's economy is the petrochemical and engineering industries, but, as in any large center, many other sectors of production, as well as trade and services are developed.
Kazan is the largest city of Tatarstan. The photo of this important center in the European part of Russia is located above. As you can see, this settlement has a modern look.
Naberezhnye Chelny – the center of mechanical engineering
Speaking about other cities of Tatarstan, one cannot fail to mention Naberezhnye Chelny. The first settlement here was founded by Russians in 1626. Its original name was Chalninsky repair, but then the village was renamed Mysovye Chelny. In 1930, there was a new renaming, as the city began to be called Krasnye Chelny, which had an ideological connotation. In addition, the village of Berezhny Chelny was located not far away, which in the same 1930 received the status of a city. From the confluence of these two settlements, Naberezhnye Chelny was formed.
The city developed most intensively in the 1960s-1970s, during the Brezhnev era. It was then that the city-forming enterprise for the production of KamAZ trucks was built. From a small town Naberezhnye Chelny turned into the second largest settlement of the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic after Kazan. After the death of the General Secretary of the CPSU, in 1982, the city was renamed Brezhnev in his honor. Butin 1988, Naberezhnye Chelny returned to its former name.
Naberezhnye Chelny is the second settlement in terms of population and area in the region. It occupies an area of 171 sq. km, which housed a population of 526.8 thousand people. Its density is 3080.4 people/1 sq. km. Since 2009, the population of the city has been constantly growing.
Tatars and Russians live here most of all - 47.4% and 44.9% respectively. More than 1% of the total number are Chuvash, Ukrainians and Bashkirs. Slightly fewer Udmurts, Maris and Mordovians.
Nizhnekamsk is the youngest city in Tatarstan
Nizhnekamsk has the title of the youngest city in the republic. The regions of Tatarstan cannot boast of a city that was founded later than him. The construction of Nizhnekamsk was planned in 1958. The beginning of the construction itself dates back to 1960.
Currently in Nizhnekamsk, located on an area of 63.5 square meters. km, 236.2 thousand people live, which makes it the third most populated city in the region, after Kazan and Naberezhnye Chelny. The density is 3719, 6 people / 1 sq. km.
Tatars and Russians are approximately equal in number and account for 46.5% and 46.1%, respectively. Chuvash in the city 3%, 1% Bashkirs and Ukrainians.
The city's economy is based on the petrochemical industry.
Almetyevsk is one of the oldest cities in Tatarstan
But the first village on the territory of modern Almetyevsk, on the contrary,established for a relatively long time. It was originally called Almetyevo, and its foundation dates back to the 18th century. But the status of the city was received only in 1953.
The population of Almetyevo is 152.6 thousand people. It is located on a territorial area of 115 sq. km and has a density of 1327 people / 1 sq. km. km.
The absolute majority are Tatars - 55.2%. There are slightly fewer Russians - 37.1%. Then the Chuvash and Mordovians follow in terms of numbers.
Zelenodolsk - a city on the Volga
The foundation of Zelenodolsk differs from the emergence of most other cities of Tatarstan in that it was founded not by Russians or Tatars, but by the Mari. Its original name was Porat, then it was changed to Kabachishchi and Paratsk. In 1928 it received the name Zeleny Dol, and in 1932, in connection with the transformation into a city, Zelenodolsk.
The population of the city is 98.8 thousand people. with an area of 37.7 sq. km, and density - 2617, 6 people / 1 sq. km. km. Among nationalities, Russians (67%) and Tatars (29.1%) predominate.
Bugulma - regional center
The district center of the Bugulma district is the city of Bugulma. The settlement in this place was founded in 1736, and it received the status of a city in 1781.
The population in Bugulma is 86.1 thousand inhabitants. The territory of the city - 27, 87 square meters. km. Density - 3088, 8 people / 1 sq. km. The national composition of the population is dominated by Russians and Tatars.
General characteristics of the cities of Tatarstan
We studied the largest cities in detailRepublic of Tatarstan. The largest of them - the capital of the Republic of Kazan, has a population of 1.217 million inhabitants. This is the only millionaire city in the republic. Three more settlements in the region have a population exceeding 100 thousand people.
Most of the population of the cities of Tatarstan are Russians and Tatars. Among other peoples, there are relatively many Ukrainians, Chuvashs, Maris, Udmurts and Bashkirs. The predominant religions are Orthodox Christianity and Islam. In addition, some other religions are common.
