Zainsk ( 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 ...
in the
Republic of Tatarstan
Tatarstan, officially the Republic of Tatarstan, sometimes also called Tataria, is a Republics of Russia, republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is a part of the Volga Federal District; and its capital city, capital and largest city i ...
,
Russia
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, located on the
Stepnoy Zay River (
Kama's
tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...
), east of
Kazan
Kazan; , IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, É‘zanis the largest city and capital city, capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka (river), Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1. ...
. Population: 39,739 (
2021 census).
Geography
Zainsk Reservoir
Zainsk Reservoir or Zay Reservoir (, ) is a reservoir of the Zay River near Zainsk, Tatarstan, Russian Federation. It was filled in 1963 to be a cooling pond for Zainsk TTP. It has surface area 20.5 km², a length 12 km, mean width 1.7&n ...
, along the Zay River, is located near the town.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Zainsk serves as 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
Zainsky District, even though it is not a part of it.
[Order #01-02/9] As an administrative division, it is, together with the
settlement of
Karmalka, incorporated separately as the
town of republic significance of Zainsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts.
As a
municipal division, the town of republic significance of Zainsk is incorporated within Zainsky Municipal District as Zainsk Urban Settlement.
[Law #23-ZRT]
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Cities and towns in Tatarstan
Menzelinsky Uyezd
Populated places established in 1652
Former urban-type settlements of Tatarstan