Zainsk (russian: Заи́нск; tt-Cyrl, Зәй, ''Zäy'') is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in 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 on the
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 .[Kama
''Kama'' (Sanskrit ) means "desire, wish, longing" in Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, and Sikh literature.Monier Williamsकाम, kāmaMonier-Williams Sanskrit English Dictionary, pp 271, see 3rd column Kama often connotes sensual pleasure, sexual ...]
's
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
), 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 ...
. Population:
Geography
Zainsk Reservoir
Zainsk Reservoir or Zay Reservoir (russian: Заинское водохранилище, tt-Cyrl, Зәй сусаклагычы, translit=Zäy susaqlağıçı) is a reservoir of the Zay River near Zainsk, Tatarstan, Russian Federation
...
, along the Zay River, is located near the town.
History
It was founded in 1652–1656 as a fortress. It 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 1962, and was known as Novy Zay () until 1978, when it was granted town status and renamed Zainsk.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Zainsk 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
Zainsky District
Zainsky District (russian: Заи́нский райо́н; tt-Cyrl, Зәй районы, ''Zäy rayonı'') is a territorial administrative unit and municipality of the Republic of Tatarstan in the Russian Federation. It is in the east of the repu ...
, even though it is not a part of it.
[Order #01-02/9] As an administrative division, it is, together with the
settlement
Settlement may refer to:
*Human settlement, a community where people live
*Settlement (structural), the distortion or disruption of parts of a building
* Closing (real estate), the final step in executing a real estate transaction
*Settlement (fin ...
of
Karmalka, incorporated separately as the
town of republic significance of Zainsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
.
As a
municipal division, the town of republic significance of Zainsk is incorporated within Zainsky Municipal District as Zainsk Urban Settlement.
[Law #23-ZRT]
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Cities and towns in Tatarstan
Menzelinsky Uyezd
Populated places established in the 1650s