Kukmor (russian: Ку́кмор; tt-Cyrl, Кукмара, ''Quqmara'') is an
urban locality (an
urban-type settlement) and the
administrative center of
Kukmorsky District in the
Republic of Tatarstan,
Russia, located on the Nurminka River (in the
Vyatka's
basin), near the border with
Kirov Oblast
Kirov Oblast (russian: Ки́ровская о́бласть, ''Kirovskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) in Eastern Europe. Its administrative center is the city of Kirov. Population: 1,341,312 ( 2010 Census).
Geography
Na ...
, from the republic's
capital
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of
Kazan. As of the
2010 Census, its population was 16,918.
History
It was established in the second quarter of the 18th century as a wool and wood artisan center and was granted
urban-type settlement status in 1928.
[''Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Tatarstan'', pp. 158–159] It serves as a district
administrative center since 1930.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, the
urban-type settlement of Kukmor serves as the
administrative center of
Kukmorsky District, of which it is a part.
[Order #01-02/9] As a
municipal division, Kukmor is incorporated within Kukmorsky Municipal District as Kukmor Urban Settlement.
[Law #27-ZRT]
Economy
As of 1997, Kukmor's industrial facilities included several
light and
food industry
The food industry is a complex, global network of diverse businesses that supplies most of the food consumed by the world's population. The food industry today has become highly diversified, with manufacturing ranging from small, traditiona ...
enterprises, as well as a kitchenware plant and a brick factory.
Kukmor railway station
Kukmor (russian: Ку́кмор; tt-Cyrl, Кукмара, ''Quqmara'') is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Kukmorsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Nurminka River (in ...
lies on the
Kazan–
Agryz line.
Demographics
As of 1989, the population was mostly
Tatar (77.9%),
Russian (11.2%),
Udmurt (9.2%), and
Mari (1.0%).
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Urban-type settlements in the Republic of Tatarstan
Mamadyshsky Uyezd