Menzelinsky District

Menzelinsky District
Мензелинский район
District
Other transcription(s)
 • TatarМинзәлә районы
Atryakle village, Menzelinsky District
Atryakle village, Menzelinsky District
Flag of Menzelinsky District
Flag
Coat of arms of Menzelinsky District
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Menzelinsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan
Coordinates: 55°37′N 53°08′E / 55.617°N 53.133°E / 55.617; 53.133
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Tatarstan
Established10 August 1930Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerMenzelinsk
Area
 • Total
1,923.4 km2 (742.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[1]
 • Total
29,359
 • Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
 • Urban
56.1%
 • Rural
43.9%
Administrative structure
 • Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 69 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asMenzelinsky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 19 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[2])
OKTMO ID92640000
Websitehttp://menzelinsk.tatarstan.ru/

Menzelinsky District (Russian: Мензели́нский райо́н; Tatar: Минзәлә районы) is a territorial administrative unit and municipal district of the Republic of Tatarstan within the Russian Federation. The district is located on the right bank of the Kama River, in the north-eastern part of the Republic of Tatarstan. The administrative center is Menzelinsk.[3]

Initially, an outpost of Russian streltsy was located on the site of the modern district. The modern district was formed in 1930. The Menzelinsky district is known for being the residence of the poet and Hero of the Soviet Union Musa Cälil who lived there during the Great Patriotic War.[4]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
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