Aktanysh (russian: Актаны́ш; tt-Cyrl, Актаныш; ba, Аҡтаныш), historically known as Lower Aktanyshbash (; ) is a
rural locality (a
selo) and the
administrative center
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of
Aktanyshsky District
Aktanyshsky District (russian: Актанышский район; tt-Cyrl, Актаныш районы, ''Aktanış rayonı'') is an territorial administrative unit and municipal district of the Republic of Tatarstan within the Russian Federation ...
of the
Republic of Tatarstan,
Russia
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. The population is less than 10,000, though it has steadily increased in recent decades;
The village is situated in the lower reaches of the
Belaya (Ağiðel) river, in the easternmost part of Tatarstan, less than from the border with
Bashkortostan
The Republic of Bashkortostan or Bashkortostan ( ba, Башҡортостан Республикаһы, Bashqortostan Respublikahy; russian: Республика Башкортостан, Respublika Bashkortostan),; russian: Респу́блик ...
. Aktanysh lies about east of
Kazan
Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering a ...
and northwest of
Ufa as the crow flies.
History
Aktanysh was settled by
Bashkirs of the Yabalakovskaya tyuba of the Kyrgyz volost in the period prior to Bashkir integration into the Russian State.
The earliest known record of the settlement dates from 1715.
Until 1920, the village was the center of Aktanyshsky Volost of the
Menzelinsky Uyezd Menzelinsky Uyezd (''Мензелинский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Ufa Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Menzelinsk.
Demographic ...
of
Ufa Governorate. Aktanysh was included in the
as part of the Menzelinsky canton. Since 1930 it has served as the center of the Aktanyshsky District, excepting the period during 1963 to 11 January 1965 when it was part of the
Menzelinsky District
Menzelinsky District (russian: Мензели́нский райо́н; tt-Cyrl, Минзәлә районы, ''Minzälä rayonı'') is a territorial administrative unit and municipal district of the Republic of Tatarstan within the Russian Fede ...
. In the period from 1988 to 1991, Aktanysh had the status of an
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
.
Education
The
Boarding School of Humanities for Gifted Children ( tt-Cyrl, Сәләтле балалар өчен гуманитар гимназия-интернат, ) is a
gymnasium located in Aktanysh. Unlike other
secondary school
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s in the Republic of Tatarstan, it is managed by the state rather than the municipal district and is directly subordinate to the Ministry of Education and Science of Tatarstan. The Aktanysh Technical College ( tt-Cyrl, Актаныш технология техникумы) is also located within the locality.
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External links
Aktanyshat Bashkirica.com
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Rural localities in Aktanyshsky District
Menzelinsky Uyezd
Former urban-type settlements of Tatarstan