Tukayevsky District

Tukayevsky District
Тукаевский район
Other transcription(s)
  TatarТукай районы
Betky, Tukayevsky District
Location of Tukayevsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan
Coordinates: 55°38′N 52°27′E / 55.633°N 52.450°E / 55.633; 52.450
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Tatarstan
Established1930
Administrative centerNaberezhnye Chelny
Area
  Total
1,744 km2 (673 sq mi)
Population
  Total
36,561
  Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities88 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asTukayevsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 23 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID92657000
Websitehttp://tukay.tatarstan.ru/

Tukayevsky District (Russian: Тукаевский райо́н; Tatar: Тукай районы) is a territorial administrative unit and municipal district of the Republic of Tatarstan within the Russian Federation. The administrative center is Naberezhnye Chelny, but the city itself is not included as a part of the district. As of 2020, the population in the district was estimated at 42,511 people.

Tukayevsky district is a leader among the municipal districts of Tatarstan in the spheres of population welfare and economic development. Based on 2019 ratings of socio-economic development among municipalities in Tatarstan, Tukaevsky district took the fifth place. As of 2020, it ranked was among the top-three in the republic. The growth rate of gross regional product (GRP) was 106.9%, and its volume of economic activity estimated at 42.9 billion rubles. The region has well-developed industrial and agricultural sectors. The largest enterprises in the region include Chelny-Broiler, Kamsky Bekon, Naberezhnye Chelninsky elevator and the Naberezhnye Chelninsky bakery plant (Chelnykhleboprodukt).

One of the first of five regional territories for priority socio-economic development started operations in Naberezhnye Chelny in 2016.