Apastovo

Apastovo (in English)
Апастово (Russian)
Апас (Tatar)
-  Urban-type settlement[1]  -

Location of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia
Apastovo
Location of Apastovo in the Republic of Tatarstan
Coordinates: 55°12′N 48°30′E / 55.200°N 48.500°E / 55.200; 48.500Coordinates: 55°12′N 48°30′E / 55.200°N 48.500°E / 55.200; 48.500
Administrative status (as of March 2015)
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Tatarstan[1]
Administrative district Apastovsky District[1]
Administrative center of Apastovsky District[1]
Municipal status (as of December 2014)
Municipal district Apastovsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Apastovo Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Apastovsky Municipal District,[2] Apastovo Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 5,145 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
[5] 17th century
Urban-type settlement status since September 9, 2004[6]
Postal code(s)[7] 422350, 422369
Dialing code(s) +7 84376
Apastovo population
2010 Census 5,145[3]
2002 Census 4,566[8]
1989 Census 3,903[9]

Apastovo (Russian: Апа́стово; Tatar: Cyrillic Апас, Latin Apas) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Apastovsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located 109 kilometers (68 mi) from the republic's capital of Kazan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,145.[3]

In 1992, the majority of the population was Tatar.[5]

Geography

Apastovo lies on the Kazan–Ulyanovsk auto route, 109 kilometers (68 mi) of the republic's capital of Kazan,[5] in the Sviyaga River valley,[10] 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) from the main channel, on a small stream named Tabarka, which is a tributary of the Ulema River.

History

It has been known since the 17th century[5] as Yenaleyevo (Еналеево). Apastovo served as the administrative center of Apastovsky District in 1930–1963, and again since March 4, 1964.[5] Urban-type settlement status was granted to it on September 9, 2004.[6]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Apastovo serves as the administrative center of Apastovsky District, of which it is a part.[1] As a municipal division, Apastovo, together with one rural locality (the village of Starye Yenali), is incorporated within Apastovsky Municipal District as Apastovo Urban Settlement.[2]

Economy

The industrial facilities in Apastovo include a bakery and a brick factory.[5] Agricultural activities are focused on the dairy cattle breeding.[5] The nearest railway station is Karatun, located 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) from Apastovo.[5]

Culture

Apastovo is home to the Apastovsky Museum, which was established on December 31, 1991 and opened to public on November 1, 1993.[11] The museum contains archaeological and paleontological finds in the area, including ancient tools, bone needles, stone hammers, a skull of a rhinoceros, mammoth teeth, and more.[11] It also exhibits a collection of documents and photographs from the 19th and 20th century and provides an insight into the ethnography and everyday living of the Kazan Tatars.[11]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Order #01-02/9
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #8-ZRT
  3. 1 2 3 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 №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 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 #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Академия наук Республики Татарстан. Институт татарской энциклопедии (1997). Населённые пункты Республики Татарстан. Краткий справочник. Казань. p. 56.
  6. 1 2 Resolution #320-III GS
  7. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ Апастовский район (in Russian). Infotatcenter. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
  11. 1 2 3 Апастовский краеведческий музей (in Russian). Museums of Russia. Archived from the original on April 12, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2010.

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