Karabash (russian: Карабаш; tt-Cyrl, Карабаш) is an
urban locality (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 ...
) in
Bugulminsky District
Bugulminsky District (russian: Бугульми́нский райо́н; tt-Cyrl, Бөгелмә районы, ''Bögelmä rayonı'') is an territorial administrative unit and municipality of the Republic of Tatarstan within the Russian Federatio ...
of the
Republic of Tatarstan
The Republic of Tatarstan (russian: Республика Татарстан, Respublika Tatarstan, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə tətɐrˈstan; tt-Cyrl, Татарстан Республикасы), or simply Tatarstan (russian: Татарстан, tt ...
,
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
, located at the
confluence
In geography, a confluence (also: ''conflux'') occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join to form a single channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main stem); o ...
of the
Zay and
Stepnoy Zay River
The Zay (russian: Зай; tt-Cyrl, Зәй, ''Zäy'') is a river in Russian Federation, a left-bank tributary of the Kama. It is long, and its drainage basin covers .[Bugulma
Bugulma (russian: Бугульма́; tt-Cyrl, Бөгелмә, ''Bögelmä'') is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. Population:
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bugulma serves as ...]
, the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of the district. As of the
2010 Census, its population was 5,005.
History
It has been known since 1664 and was granted
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 ...
status in 1957.
[''Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Tatarstan'', p. 90]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, the
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 ...
of Karabash is subordinated to
Bugulminsky District
Bugulminsky District (russian: Бугульми́нский райо́н; tt-Cyrl, Бөгелмә районы, ''Bögelmä rayonı'') is an territorial administrative unit and municipality of the Republic of Tatarstan within the Russian Federatio ...
.
[Order #01-02/9] As a
municipal division, Karabash, together with one
rural locality
In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are describ ...
(the
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 ...
of
Irken), is incorporated within Bugulminsky Municipal District as Karabash Urban Settlement.
[Law #18-ZRT]
Economy and infrastructure
As of 1997, Irkenneft oil company was the main industrial enterprise in the settlement.
Other facilities included a secondary school and a mosque.
The
Karabash Reservoir
Karabash Reservoir (russian: Карабашское водохранилище, tt-Cyrl, Карабаш сусаклагычы, translit=Qarabaş susaqlağıçı) is a reservoir of the upper Zay River near Karabash, Tatarstan, Russian Federation ...
is located in the vicinity.
Demographics
In 1989, ethnic
Tatars
The Tatars ()[Tatar]
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different accounted for 80.1% of the population, followed by the
Russians
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118 million Russians in the Russian Federation (2002 ''Winkler Prins'' estimate)
, region1 =
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at 14.1%,
Chuvash at 2.3%, and
Mordvins
The Mordvins (also Unified Mordvin people, Mordvinians, Mordovians; russian: мордва, Mordva, Mordvins (no equivalents in Moksha and Erzya)) is an obsolete but official term used in the Russian Federation to refer both to Erzyas and Moksh ...
at 1.4%.
References
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Urban-type settlements in the Republic of Tatarstan
Bugulminsky Uyezd