Nizhnekamsk
Nizhnekamsk
Нижнекамск | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Tatar | Түбəн Кама |
 Nizhnekamsk Main mosque | |
_(2006).png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Nizhnekamsk  | |
  Nizhnekamsk Location of Nizhnekamsk  Nizhnekamsk Nizhnekamsk (Tatarstan) | |
| Coordinates: 55°38′0″N 51°49′0″E / 55.63333°N 51.81667°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tatarstan |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Government | |
| • Body | City Duma |
| • Mayor | Aydar Matshin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 61 km2 (24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 234,108 |
| • Rank | 82nd in 2010 |
| • Density | 3,800/km2 (9,900/sq mi) |
| • Municipal district | Nizhnekamsky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Nizhnekamsk Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [2]) |
| Postal code(s)[3] | 423570 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8555 |
| OKTMO ID | 92644101001 |
| Website | www |
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Nizhnekamsk (Russian: Нижнека́мск; Tatar: Түбән Кама, romanized: Tübän Kama) is a city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located to the south of the Kama River between the cities of Naberezhnye Chelny and Chistopol. Population: 234,108 (2010 Census);[1] 225,399 (2002 Census);[4] 190,793 (1989 Soviet census).[5]
History
It was founded in 1961 as the work settlement of Nizhnekamsky (Нижнекамский). In connection with the building of the Nizhnekamskneftekhim petrochemical industrial complex, Nizhnekamsk was granted city status in 1966. It remains an important center of the petrochemical industry. It is served by Begishevo Airport.
Demographics
Nationalities (as of 1989[update]): Tatars 46.5%, Russians 46.1%, Chuvash 3.0%, Ukrainians 1.0%, Bashkirs 1.0%.
Sports
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk is an ice hockey team based in Nizhnekamsk, formerly playing in the Russian Hockey Super League and now playing in the Kontinental Hockey League.
References
- ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ a b Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 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). Cite error: The named reference "PopCensus" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ 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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