Chistopol
Chistopol
Чи́стополь | |
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Location of Chistopol  | |
  Chistopol Location of Chistopol  Chistopol Chistopol (Tatarstan) | |
| Coordinates: 55°22′0″N 50°38′0″E / 55.36667°N 50.63333°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tatarstan |
| Founded | 1781 |
| Government | |
| • Body | City Council |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2018)[1] | 60,172 |
| • Urban settlement | Chistopol Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [2]) |
| Postal code(s)[3] | 422980 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 84342 |
| OKTMO ID | 92659101001 |
| Website | www |
Chistopol or Chistay (Russian: Чи́стополь; Tatar: Чистай, romanized: Çistay; Chuvash: Чистай) is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the left bank of the Kuybyshev Reservoir, on the Kama River. Population: 63,029 (2002 Census);[4] 65,468 (1989 Soviet census).[5] It is served by Chistopol Airport.
History
The first mention of the settlement appeared in chronicles at the end of the 17th century and beginning of the 18th century. The settlement developed very quickly, and by 1761 the number of inhabitants exceeded 1000 people.
In 1781 a decree of Catherine II of Russia gave Chistopol county town status , with the establishment of its own coat of arms.
At the end of 19th century, Chistopol became a major center of trade for grain. Prior to 1917 it was the second largest (after Kazan), city in Kazan province.
During the Great Patriotic War, Chistopol become a shelter for the Union of Soviet Writers, which included Boris Pasternak, Leonid Leonov and other notables.
Notable people
- Alexander Butlerov, Russian chemist, was born in the town in 1828.
- Sofia Gubaidulina, Soviet composer, was born in the town in 1931.
- Boris Pasternak, a Soviet writer who lived in the city from 1942-1943.
- Nikolay Likhachyov (1862-1936) , a Soviet scientist, historian, palaeographer, art historian, bibliographer, collector, academician.
- Anatoly T. Marchenko - a Ukrainian dissident, died in 1986 in Chistopol.
References
- ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
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