Zainsky District
District in Republic of Tatarstan, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zainsky District (Russian: Заи́нский райо́н; Tatar: Зәй районы) is a territorial administrative unit and municipality of the Republic of Tatarstan in the Russian Federation. It is in the east of the republic. The administrative center is the city of Zainsk. The name comes from the ancient Tatar word "Зай" which means 'river'. As of the beginning of 2020, 53,698 people lived in the district. The urban population of the city is 39,631 while the rural population of the district is 14,067.[4]
Zainsky District
Заинский район | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Tatar | Зәй районы |
Coordinates: 55°18′N 52°01′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Tatarstan |
Established | 10 February 1935 |
Administrative center | Zainsk |
Area | |
• Total | 1,861.6 km2 (718.8 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 15,978 |
• Estimate (2018)[2] | 55,133 (+245.1%) |
• Density | 8.6/km2 (22/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities | 84 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Zainsky Municipal District |
• Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 22 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [3]) |
OKTMO ID | 92627000 |
Website | http://zainsk.tatarstan.ru/ |
The main branch of the district's economy is agriculture. The extent of agricultural land under cultivation is 1223.8 km2.[5][6] The largest hydroelectric power station in the Volga region is in the district.[7]