Agryz
| Agryz (in English) Агрыз (Russian) Әгерҗе (Tatar) |
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.svg) Location of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of March 2015) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Tatarstan |
| Administrative district | Agryzsky District |
| Administrative center of | Agryzsky District |
| Municipal status (as of November 2014) | |
| Municipal district | Agryzsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Agryz Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Agryzsky Municipal District, Agryz Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 19,300 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1915 |
| Town status since | August 28, 1938 |
| Postal code(s) | 422230, 422231, 422233, 422239 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 85551 |
| 2010 Census | 19,300 |
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| 2002 Census | 18,620 |
| 1989 Census | 19,732 |
| 1979 Census | 20,137 |
Agryz (Russian: Агры́з; Tatar: Cyrillic Әгерҗе, Latin Ägerce) is a town and the administrative center of Agryzsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Izh River (Volga's basin), 304 kilometers (189 mi) east of Kazan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 19,300.
It was founded as a settlement serving the construction of the Kazan–Yekaterinburg railway. It was granted town status on August 28, 1938.
Agryz was one of the residence centers of the Udmurt Jews, who spoke the Udmurt idiom of Yiddish (Udmurtish).
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Agryz serves as the administrative center of Agryzsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Agryz is incorporated within Agryzsky Municipal District as Agryz Urban Settlement.
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