Nizhnekamsky District

Nizhnekamsky District
Нижнекамский район
District
Other transcription(s)
 • TatarТүбән Кама районы
Church in Sheremetevka, Nizhnekamsky District
Church in Sheremetevka, Nizhnekamsky District
Flag of Nizhnekamsky District
Flag
Coat of arms of Nizhnekamsky District
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Nizhnekamsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan
Coordinates: 55°24′51″N 51°48′10″E / 55.41417°N 51.80278°E / 55.41417; 51.80278
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Tatarstan
Established12 January 1965Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerNizhnekamsk
Area
 • Total1,672.3 km2 (645.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[1]
 • Total37,860
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
 • Urban
41.7%
 • Rural
58.3%
Administrative structure
 • Inhabited localities1 Urban-type settlements[2], 61 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asNizhnekamsky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions2 urban settlements, 15 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[3])
OKTMO ID92644000
Websitehttp://e-nkama.ru/

Nizhnekamsky District (Russian: Нижнека́мский райо́н; Tatar: Түбән Кама районы) is a territorial administrative unit and municipal district of the Republic of Tatarstan within the Russian Federation. The district is located on the left bank of the Kama River. The administrative center of the district is Nizhnekamsk and the population of the district was 276,326 at the beginning of 2020.[4][5]

The first mention of a settlement on the territory of the modern Nizhnekamsky district dates back to the 17th century while the modern Nizhnekamsky district was formed in 1965 by allocating land from the Tukayevsky District.[6]

The Nizhnekamsky district is one of the key oil refining territories of Tatarstan. The regional center is the city of Nizhnekamsk which achieved TASED status (Territory of Advanced Social-Economic Development) in 2017.[7]

  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. ^ The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
  3. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  4. ^ "Нижнекамский район" [Nizhnekamsky District]. ТатЦентр. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "Население Республики Татарстан: численность, крупные города" [Population of the Republic of Tatarstan: number, large cities]. statdata.ru. May 24, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  6. ^ Лотуфуллина 2016.
  7. ^ Виктор Османов (April 18, 2018). "Кому принадлежит Нижнекамск: топ-50 крупнейших компаний нефтехимграда" [Who owns Nizhnekamsk: top 50 largest companies in petrochemical city]. Бизнес Online. Retrieved November 4, 2020.