Aznakayevo

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Coordinates: 54°51′0″N, 53°6′0″E

Aznakayevo (Russian: Азнака́ево; Tatar: Aznaqay) is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Styarlya River (left tributary of the Ik), 376 km southeast from Kazan. Population: 35,412 (2002 Census); 32,171 (1989 Census).

It was founded in 1762 and was known as a selo by 1859. It was granted status of urban-type settlement in 1956 and that of a town in 1987.