Mamadysh (; ) is a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

and the

administrative center An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...

of Mamadyshsky District in the

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, located on the

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), from the republic's

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. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 14,435.

History

Known since the end of the 14th–the beginning of the 15th century, it has been known as the '' selo'' of Troitskoye () from the beginning of the 17th century.''Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Tatarstan'', p. 181 Town status was granted to it in 1781. It served as the

of a '' kanton'' in 1920–1930 and as the administrative center of a district since 1930.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mamadysh serves as the

of Mamadyshsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.Order #01-02/9 As a municipal division, the

of Mamadysh is incorporated within Mamadyshsky Municipal District as Mamadysh Urban Settlement.Law #35-ZRT

Economy

As of 1997, industrial enterprises in the town included a wood-processing factory, a forestry farm, a cotton mill, a brick factory, a butter factory, and a distillery. The nearest railway station is Kukmor on the

–

Agryz Agryz (; ) is a town and the administrative center of Agryzsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Izh River (Volga's basin), east of Kazan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 19,300. History It was fou ...

line, located southeast.

Demographics

As of 1989, the population was ethnically mostly

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(59.0%) and

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

(39.4%).

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* * * {{Use mdy dates, date=November 2012 Cities and towns in Tatarstan Mamadyshsky Uyezd