Bolgar, Spassky District, Republic of Tatarstan

For other places with the same name, see Bolghar and Bolgar (inhabited locality).
Bolgar
Болгар
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
 • TatarБолгар
Bolgar mosque
Bolgar mosque
Flag of Bolgar
Flag
Coat of arms of Bolgar
Coat of arms
Location of Bolgar
Map
Bolgar is located in Russia
Bolgar
Bolgar
Location of Bolgar
Bolgar is located in Tatarstan
Bolgar
Bolgar
Bolgar (Tatarstan)
Coordinates: 54°58′27″N 49°01′51″E / 54.97417°N 49.03083°E / 54.97417; 49.03083
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTatarstan[1]
Administrative districtSpassky District[1]
Founded1781[2]
Area
[3]
 • Total
8.0 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[4]
 • Total
8,650
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
 • Capital ofSpassky District[1]
 • Municipal districtSpassky Municipal District[5]
 • Urban settlementBolgar Urban Settlement[5]
 • Capital ofSpassky Municipal District,[5] Bolgar Urban Settlement[5]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
422840, 422869
Dialing code(s)+7 84347
OKTMO ID92632101001
Websitespasskiy.tatarstan.ru/rus/mo-gorod-bolgar.htm

Bolgar (Russian: Болгар; Tatar: Болгар) is a town and the administrative center of Spassky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the left bank of the Volga River, 140 kilometers (87 mi) from Kazan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 8,650.[4]

It was previously known as Spassk (until 1926),[2] Spassk-Tatarsky (until 1935),[2] Kuybyshev (until 1991).[2]

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  4. ^ 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.
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  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)