Mamadysh (russian: Мамады́ш; tt-Cyrl, Мамадыш, ''Mamadış'') 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 ...

and 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 is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...

Mamadyshsky District Mamadyshsky District (russian: Мамады́шский райо́н; tt-Cyrl, Мамадыш районы, ''Mamadış rayonı'') is a territorial administrative unit and municipality of the Republic of Tatarstan within the Russian Federation. Th ...

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 transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

, located on the

Vyatka River The Vyatka (; rus, Вя́тка, p=ˈvʲatkə; tt-Cyrl, Нократ, translit=Noqrat; chm, Виче, Viče; udm, Ватка, Vatka) is a river in Kirov Oblast and the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia, a right tributary of the Kama.

(

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 ...

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 drai ...

), from the republic's capital 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 an ...

. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 14,435.

History

Known since the end of the 14th–the beginning of the 15th century, it has been known as the '' selo'' of Troitskoye () from the beginning of the 17th century.''Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Tatarstan'', p. 181 Town status was granted to it in 1781. It served as the

of a '' kanton'' in 1920–1930 and as the administrative center of a district since 1930.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mamadysh serves as the

, to which it is directly subordinated.Order #01-02/9 As a municipal division, the

of Mamadysh is incorporated within Mamadyshsky Municipal District as Mamadysh Urban Settlement.Law #35-ZRT

Economy

As of 1997, industrial enterprises in the town included a wood-processing factory, a forestry farm, a cotton mill, a brick factory, a butter factory, and a distillery. The nearest railway station is Kukmor on the

– Agryz line, located southeast.

Demographics

As of 1989, the population was ethnically mostly

Tatar The Tatars ()Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

(59.0%) and

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

(39.4%).

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* * * {{Use mdy dates, date=November 2012 Cities and towns in Tatarstan Mamadyshsky Uyezd