Aktanyshsky District
Aktanyshsky District
Актанышский район | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Tatar | Актаныш районы |
Landscape in Aktanysksky District | |
Location of Aktanyshsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan | |
| Coordinates: 55°41′N 53°51′E / 55.683°N 53.850°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Tatarstan |
| Established | 10 August 1930 |
| Administrative center | Aktanysh |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,037.8 km2 (786.8 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 31,971 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities | 88 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Aktanyshsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 0 urban settlements, 26 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 92605000 |
| Website | http://aktanysh.tatarstan.ru |
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Aktanyshsky District (Russian: Актанышский район; Tatar: Актаныш районы) is an territorial administrative unit and municipal district of the Republic of Tatarstan within the Russian Federation. The district is located in the north-east of the republic.
The administrative centre of the district is the village of Aktanysh. The district was officially formed in 1930. The district was abolished in 1963 as a result of the consolidation of the administrative units of the TASSR, and its territories were transferred to the Menzelinsky District. However, by January 12, 1965, the district had been reconstituted. At the beginning of 2020, there were 29,384 people living in the district. The population of the district is composed mainly of rural residents.
The district economy is mainly based on the agricultural sector. Deposits belonging to the Aktanysh oil field have been developed on the territory of the region since 1995. Since 2017, the Aktanysh industrial park with an area of 13 hectares has been in operation.