Menzelinsky District
Menzelinsky District
Мензелинский район | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Tatar | Минзәлә районы |
Atryakle village, Menzelinsky District | |
Location of Menzelinsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan | |
| Coordinates: 55°37′N 53°08′E / 55.617°N 53.133°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Tatarstan |
| Established | 10 August 1930 |
| Administrative center | Menzelinsk |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,923.4 km2 (742.6 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 29,359 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 56.1% |
| • Rural | 43.9% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 cities/towns, 69 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Menzelinsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 19 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 92640000 |
| Website | http://menzelinsk.tatarstan.ru/ |
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Menzelinsky District (Russian: Мензели́нский райо́н; Tatar: Минзәлә районы) is a territorial administrative unit and municipal district of the Republic of Tatarstan within the Russian Federation. The district is located on the right bank of the Kama River, in the north-eastern part of the Republic of Tatarstan. The administrative center is Menzelinsk.
Initially, an outpost of Russian streltsy was located on the site of the modern district. The modern district was formed in 1930. The Menzelinsky district is known for being the residence of the poet and Hero of the Soviet Union Musa Cälil who lived there during the Great Patriotic War.