Cities of Tatarstan: list by population

All the cities of Tatarstan have peculiar features, and at the same time, there is a link that unites them. First of all, they are united by the fact that they are populated points of a single republic with an original culture. But what are the cities of the Republic of Tatarstan? The list and population in these settlements, as well as other features, will be the subject of our study.

General information about the Republic of Tatarstan

Before we start to study the individual cities of Tatarstan, let's find out brief information on this republic as a whole.

Tatarstan is located in the middle of the Volga region, and is part of the Volga Federal District. In the south, it borders with the Ulyanovsk, Samara and Orenburg regions, in the southeast with Bashkiria, in the northeast - with the Republic of Udmurtia, on the sulfur - with the Kirov region, in the west and northwest with the Republics of Mari El and Chuvashia.

The Republic is located in a temperate climatic zone with a temperate-continental type of climate. The total area of Tatarstan is 67.8 thousand square meters. Km, and the population - 3868.7 thousand people. By the number of inhabitants this republic ranks seventh among all subjects of the federation. The population density is 57.0 people per square kilometer. Km.

The capital of the Republic of Tatarstan is the city of Kazan.

Long ago the territory of modern Tatarstan was inhabited by Finno-Ugric tribes. In the 7th century the Turkic tribes of the Bulgars came here and founded their own state, which was destroyed by the Mongol-Tatars in the 13th century. After that, the lands of Tatarstan were included in the Golden Horde, and as a result of mixing the Bulgars with the alien Turkic peoples, modern Tatars were formed. After the collapse of the Golden Horde, an independent Kazan khanate was formed here , which was included in the Russian kingdom under Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century. Since that time, the region has become actively populated by ethnic Russians. Kazan province was formed here. In 1917, the province was transformed into the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, in 1992 the Republic of Tatarstan was formed.

List of cities in Tatarstan

Now let's list the cities of the Republic of Tatarstan. The list of the population is given below.

• Kazan - 1217.0 thousand people.
• Naberezhnye Chelny - 526.8 thousand people.
• Almetyevsk - 152.6 thousand people.
• Zelenodolsk - 98.8 thousand people.
• Bugulma - 86.0 thousand people.
• Yelabuga - 73.3 thousand people.
• Leninogorsk - 63.3 thousand people.
• Chistopol - 60.9 thousand people.
• Zainsk - 40.9 thousand people.
• Nizhnekamsk - 36.2 thousand people.
• Nurlat - 33.1 thousand people.
• Mendeleevsk - 22.1 thousand people.
• Bavly - 22,2 thousand people.
• Buinsk - 20.9 thousand people.
• Arsk - 20 thousand people.
• Agryz - 19.7 thousand people.
• Menzelinsk - 17.0 thousand people.
• Mamadysh - 15.6 thousand people.
• Tetyushi - 11.4 thousand.

We listed all the cities of Tatarstan in terms of population. Now we will talk about the largest of them in more detail.

Kazan is the capital of the republic

The cities of Tatarstan should be started to represent from its capital - Kazan. Presumably, this city was founded around 1000 years, even during the existence of the Bulgarian kingdom. But the real heyday of the city reached during the Golden Horde. And, especially after the separation of the lands of the middle Volga to a separate khanate, whose capital was Kazan. This state was called Kazan Khanate. But even after the annexation of these territories to the Russian kingdom, the city did not lose its significance, remaining one of the largest centers of Russia. After the formation of the USSR, it became the capital of the Tatar ASSR, and after its disintegration becomes the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, which is a subject of the Russian Federation.

The city is located on the territory of 425.3 square meters. Km and has a population of 1.217 million inhabitants, the density of which is 1915 people / 1 square. Km. Since 2002, the dynamics of changes in the number of people living in Kazan has a constant tendency to increase. Among ethnic groups, Russians and Tatars predominate, accounting for 48.6% and 47.6% of the total population. Representatives of other nationalities, including Chuvashes, Ukrainians and Mari, are much less numerous. Their share in the total number does not even reach 1%.

Among religions, the most widespread are Sunni Islam and Orthodox Christianity.

The city's economy is based on the petrochemical and engineering industries, but, like in any major center, many other sectors of production, as well as trade and services are developed.

Kazan is the largest city of Tatarstan. The photo of this important center in the European part of Russia is located higher. As you can see, this settlement has a modern look.

Naberezhnye Chelny - the center of mechanical engineering

Speaking about other cities of Tatarstan, one can not help mentioning Naberezhnye Chelny. The first settlement here was founded by the Russians in 1626. Its original name was Chalyninsky repairs, but then the village was renamed to Mysnye Chelny. In 1930, there was a new renaming, as the city became known as Krasnye Chelny, which had an ideological coloring. In addition, not far away was the village of Berezhnye Chelny, which in the same year 1930 received the status of the city. From the merger of these two settlements, Naberezhnye Chelny was formed.

Most intensively, the city developed in the 1960-1970's, in the Brezhnev era. It was then that the city-forming enterprise for the production of KamAZ trucks was built. From a small town Naberezhnye Chelny turned into the second largest settlement of the Tatar ASSR after Kazan. After the death of the CPSU General Secretary, in 1982, the city was renamed in his honor to Brezhnev. But in 1988 Naberezhnye Chelny was returned to its former name.

Naberezhnye Chelny is the second populated city in terms of the number of people living and the area occupied, in the region. It covers an area of 171 square meters. Km, which housed a population of 526.8 thousand people. Its density is 3080.4 people / 1 square. Km. Since 2009, the population in the city is constantly growing.

Here also the Tatars and Russians live most - 47.4% and 44.9%, respectively. More than 1% of the total number - Chuvashes, Ukrainians and Bashkirs. Slightly less Udmurt, Mari and Mordovians.

Nizhnekamsk is the youngest city of Tatarstan

Nizhnekamsk has the title of the youngest city in the republic. The districts of Tatarstan can not boast of a city that was founded later than it. The construction of Nizhnekamsk was planned in 1958. The beginning of construction itself dates back to the 1960s.

Currently in Nizhnekamsk, located on an area of 63.5 square meters. Km, 236.2 thousand people live, which makes it the third largest city in the region, after Kazan and Naberezhnye Chelny. The density is 3719.6 people / 1 square. Km.

Tatars and Russians have approximately the same number and make up 46.5% and 46.1%, respectively. Chuvashes in the city 3%, 1% Bashkirs and Ukrainians.

The basis of the city's economy is the petrochemical industry.

Almetyevsk is one of the oldest cities in Tatarstan

But the first village in the territory of modern Almetyevsk, on the contrary, was laid relatively long ago. It was originally called Almetyevo, and its foundation dates back to the 18th century. But the status of the city was received only in 1953.

The population of Almetievo is 152.6 thousand people. It is located on a territory of 115 square meters. Km and has a density of 1327 people / 1 square. Km.

The Tatars constitute the absolute majority - 55.2%. Russians are slightly less - 37.1%. Then Chuvash and Mordva go in numbers.

Zelenodolsk is a city on the Volga

The foundation of Zelenodolsk differs from the origin of most other cities of Tatarstan in that it was not founded by Russians or Tatars, but by Mari. Its original name was Porat, then it was replaced by Kabachischi and Paratsk. In 1928, was named the Green Dol, and in 1932, due to the transformation into the city, Zelenodolsk.

The population in the city is 98.8 thousand people. With an area of 37.7 square meters. Km, and density - 2617.6 people / 1 square. Km. Among the nationalities prevail Russian (67%) and Tatars (29.1%).

Bugulma - the district center

The regional center of Bugulma district is the city of Bugulma. The settlement in this place was founded in 1736, and the status of the city it received in 1781.

The population in Bugulma is 86.1 thousand. The city's area is 27.87 square kilometers. Km. Density - 3088.8 people / 1 square. Km. The ethnic composition of the population is dominated by Russians and Tatars.

General characteristics of the cities of Tatarstan

We have studied in detail the largest cities of the Republic of Tatarstan. The largest of them - the capital of the Republic of Kazan, has a population of 1.217 million inhabitants. This is the only millionaire city in the republic. Three more settlements of the region have a population of more than 100 thousand people.

Most of the population of the cities of Tatarstan are Russian and Tatars. Among other peoples there are relatively many Ukrainians, Chuvashes, Mari, Udmurts and Bashkirs. The predominant religions are Orthodox Christianity and Islam. In addition, some other religions are common.