Karabash (russian: Карабаш; tt-Cyrl, Карабаш) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) 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, Russia, 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, the administrative center 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 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 of Karabash is subordinated to

.Order #01-02/9 As a municipal division, Karabash, together with one rural locality (the village 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 is located in the vicinity.

Demographics

In 1989, ethnic Tatars accounted for 80.1% of the population, followed by the Russians at 14.1%, Chuvash at 2.3%, and Mordvins at 1.4%.

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=November 2012 Urban-type settlements in the Republic of Tatarstan Bugulminsky Uyezd