Menzelinsk (; ) is a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

and the

administrative center An administrative centre 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 the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...

of Menzelinsky District in the

Republic of Tatarstan Tatarstan, officially the Republic of Tatarstan, sometimes also called Tataria, is a Republics of Russia, republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is a part of the Volga Federal District; and its capital city, capital and largest city i ...

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, located on the Menzelya River near its

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with the

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, from the republic's

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Kazan Kazan; , IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, ɑzanis the largest city and capital city, capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka (river), Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1. ...

. Population: 15,800 (1973).

History

It was founded in 1584–1586 and was granted town status in 1781, when it was a part of

Ufa Governorate Ufa Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit ('' guberniya'') of the Russian Empire with its capital in the city of Ufa. It was created in 1865 by separation from Orenburg Governorate. On June 14, 1922 the governorate was transformed i ...

.''Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Tatarstan'', p. 193 Menzelinsk Fair was a notable event in the 19th century and in the beginning of the 20th century. The town served as the

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

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Menzelinsk serves as the

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

of Menzelinsk is incorporated within Menzelinsky Municipal District as Menzelinsk Urban Settlement.Law #50-ZRT

Economy

As of 1997, industrial enterprises in the town included a bakery, a distillery, and a construction materials factory. There is an

airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial Aviation, air transport. They usually consist of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surf ...

in the town. The nearest railway station is

Krugloye Pole Krugloye () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural locality (a Village#Russia, selo) in Vasilyevsky Selsoviet of Belogorsky District, Amur Oblast, Russia. The population was 69 as of 2018. There are 6 streets. Geography Krugloye is ...

on the

Agryz Agryz (; ) is a town and the administrative center of Agryzsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Izh River (Volga's basin), east of Kazan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 19,300. History It was fou ...

–Akbash line, to the northeast.

Demographics

As of 1989,

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accounted for 49.3% of the town's population, while

Tatars Tatars ( )Tatar
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comprised 46.8% and Mari—1.6%.

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* * * {{Authority control Cities and towns in Tatarstan Menzelinsky Uyezd Populated places established in the 1580s