Bolgar, Spassky District, Republic of Tatarstan

For other places with the same name, see Bolgar (inhabited locality).
Bolgar (English)
Болгар (Russian)
Болгар (Tatar)
-  Town[1]  -

Location of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia
Bolgar
Location of Bolgar in the Republic of Tatarstan
Coordinates: 54°58′27″N 49°01′51″E / 54.97417°N 49.03083°ECoordinates: 54°58′27″N 49°01′51″E / 54.97417°N 49.03083°E
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of February 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Tatarstan[1]
Administrative district Spassky District[1]
Administrative center of Spassky District[1]
Municipal status (as of June 2013)
Municipal district Spassky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Bolgar Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Spassky Municipal District,[2] Bolgar Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 8,650 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 1781[5]
Previous names Spassk (until 1926),
Spassk-Tatarsky (until 1935),
Kuybyshev (until 1991)
Dialing code(s) +7 84347
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Cruise ships in Bolgar

Bolgar (Russian: Болгар; Tatar Cyrillic: Болгар, Latin: Bolğar) is a town and the administrative center of Spassky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the left bank of the Volga River, 140 kilometers (87 mi) from Kazan. Population: 8,650 (2010 Census);[3] 8,655 (2002 Census);[6] 8,397 (1989 Census).[7]

History

The excavated monuments of the medieval capital of Volga Bulgaria, Bolghar, are within easy reach from the town. The modern town of Spassk was formed from the village of Chertykovo on the bank of Bezdna River in 1781.[5] It was renamed Spassk-Tatarsky in 1926, then Kuybyshev (in honor of Valerian Kuybyshev) in 1935, before getting its present name in 1991.

In 1953, the town was moved from the place of its foundation closer to historical Bolghar, due the construction of Kuybyshev Reservoir and flooding of the original Spassk.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bolgar serves as the administrative center of Spassky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Bolgar, together with the selo of Bolgary, is incorporated within Spassky Municipal District as Bolgar Urban Settlement.[2]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Order #01-02/9
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Law #40-ZRT
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 61. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  6. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года[All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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