Baltasi
Балтаси
Urban-type settlement[1]
Other transcription(s)
 • TatarБалтач
Coat of arms of Baltasi
Coat of arms
Location of Baltasi
Map
Baltasi is located in Russia
Baltasi
Baltasi
Location of Baltasi
Baltasi is located in Tatarstan
Baltasi
Baltasi
Baltasi (Tatarstan)
Coordinates: 56°21′N 50°12′E / 56.350°N 50.200°E / 56.350; 50.200
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTatarstan[1]
Administrative districtBaltasinsky District[1]
Foundedbeginning of the 17th century[2]
Urban-type settlement status since2004
Elevation
104 m (341 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total7,711
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
8,288 (+7.5%)
 • Capital ofBaltasinsky District[1]
 • Municipal districtBaltasinsky Municipal District[5]
 • Urban settlementBaltasi Urban Settlement[5]
 • Capital ofBaltasinsky Municipal District,[5] Baltasi Urban Settlement[5]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
422250, 422279
OKTMO ID92615151051

Baltasi (Russian: Балтаси́; Tatar: Балтач) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Baltasinsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Shoshma River (right tributary of the Vyatka), 106 kilometers (66 mi) from the republic's capital of Kazan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 7,711.[3]

History

It was established in the beginning of the 17th century.[2] Baltasi served as the district administrative center in 1932–1963, and again since 1965.[2] Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 2004.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Baltasi serves as the administrative center of Baltasinsky District, of which it is a part.[1] As a municipal division, Baltasi, together with three rural localities, is incorporated within Baltasinsky Municipal District as Baltasi Urban Settlement.[5]

Economy

As of 1997, industrial enterprises in Baltasi included a butter factory and a fur factory; agriculture was also developed.[2] The nearest railway station is Shemordan on the Kazan–Agryz line, 25 kilometers (16 mi) northwest of Baltasi.[2]

Demographics

Baltasi population
2010 Census7,711[3]
2002 Census6,996[8]
1989 Census5,064[9]
1979 Census3,924[10]

In 1992, the majority of the population was Tatar.[2]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Order #01-02/9
  2. ^ a b c d e f Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Tatarstan, p. 16
  3. ^ a b c 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.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e Law #49-ZRT
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  8. ^ 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).
  9. ^ 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]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  10. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.

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