Baykal (russian: Байкал; tt-Cyrl, Байкал) is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

Arsky District Arsky District (russian: А́рский райо́н; tt-Cyrl, Арча районы, ''Arça rayonı'') – is a territorial administrative unit and municipal district of the Republic of Tatarstan within the Russian Federation. The district is l ...

of the Republic of Tatarstan,

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, situated south of Arsk, the administrative center of the district, on the border with

Mari El Republic The Mari El Republic (russian: Респу́блика Мари́й Эл, ''Respublika Mariy El''; Meadow Mari: ; Hill Mari: ) is a republic of Russia. It is in the European Russia region of the country, along the northern bank of the Volga Rive ...

. Baykal's population was 333 in 1989, 315 in 1997 and 291 in 2000; mostly ethnic Tatars (as on 1989). The main occupations of the residents are

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and

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. There is a primary school in the village. It was founded in the 18th century as Yaña Tazlar, in 1941 it was renamed Baykal.

References

* Rural localities in Tatarstan Kazansky Uyezd {{Tatarstan-geo-stub