Arsk

Arsk
Арск
Other transcription(s)
  TatarАрча
Sovetskaya Square in Arsk
Location of Arsk
Arsk
Location of Arsk
Arsk
Arsk (Tatarstan)
Coordinates: 56°06′N 49°53′E / 56.100°N 49.883°E / 56.100; 49.883
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTatarstan
Administrative districtArsky District
Founded13th century
Town status sinceJune 27, 2008
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
  Total
18,114
  Capital ofArsky District
  Municipal districtArsky Municipal District
  Urban settlementArsk Urban Settlement
  Capital ofArsky Municipal District, Arsk Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code(s)
422000, 422002, 422008, 422049
OKTMO ID92612151001
Arsk population
2010 Census18,114
2002 Census17,211
1989 Census13,938
1979 Census11,376

Arsk (Russian: Арск, IPA: [ˈarsk]; Tatar: Арча) is a town and the administrative center of Arsky District in Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Kazanka River, 65 kilometers (40 mi) from the republic's capital of Kazan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 18,114.