Mendeleyevsk
{{Short description|Town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia}}
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Mendeleyevsk ({{langx|ru|Менделе́евск}}; {{langx|tt-Cyrl|Менделеевск}}) is a town and the administrative center of Mendeleyevsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the right bank of Nizhnekamskoye Reservoir, {{convert|238|km|sp=us}} from the republic's capital of Kazan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 22,075.{{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}}
History
It was founded as the selo of Bondyuga ({{lang|ru|Бондюга}}) in the 18th century.Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Tatarstan, p. 188 It was granted urban-type settlement status and renamed Bondyuzhsky ({{lang|ru|Бондюжский}}) in 1928. In 1967, it was granted town status and given its present name after Dmitry Mendeleyev, who visited the factory there.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mendeleyevsk serves as the administrative center of Mendeleyevsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.Order #01-02/9 As a municipal division, the town of Mendeleyevsk is incorporated within Mendeleyevsky Municipal District as Mendeleyevsk Urban Settlement.Law #29-ZRT
Economy
As of 1997, industrial enterprises in the town included a chemical plant, a bakery, and a fertilizer factory.
Begishevo, the nearest airport, is located {{convert|50|km|sp=us}} south of Mendeleyevsk. The nearest railway station is Tikhonovo on the Agryz–Akbash line, {{convert|8|km|sp=us}} to the south.
Demographics
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|label2=2002 Census
|data2=22,027{{ru-pop-ref|2002Census}}
|label3=1989 Census
|data3=18,085{{ru-pop-ref|1989Census}}
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As of 1989, the population was ethnically mostly Tatar (48.5%), Russian (43.6%), Udmurt (2.4%), and Mari (2.1%).
Notable people
- Kapiton Ushkov (1813–1868), a serf who became a major chemical industrialist
References
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- {{RussiaAdmMunRef|ta|adm|list}}
- {{RussiaAdmMunRef|ta|mun|list|mendeleyevsky}}
- {{Cite book|last=Академия наук Республики Татарстан. Институт татарской энциклопедии|title=Населённые пункты Республики Татарстан. Краткий справочник.|trans-title=Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Tatarstan. Brief Reference.location=Казань|year=1997}}
{{Republic of Tatarstan}}
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Category:Cities and towns in Tatarstan
Category:Populated places on the Kama River