Bolgar, Spassky District, Republic of Tatarstan
| Bolgar (in English) Болгар (Russian) Болгар (Tatar) |
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| Administrative status (as of March 2015) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Tatarstan |
| Administrative district | Spassky District |
| Administrative center of | Spassky District |
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| Municipal district | Spassky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Bolgar Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Spassky Municipal District, Bolgar Urban Settlement |
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| Area (~1997) | 8.0 km2 (3.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 8,650 inhabitants |
| Density | 1,081/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1781 |
| Previous names |
Spassk (until 1926), Spassk-Tatarsky (until 1935), Kuybyshev (until 1991) |
| Postal code(s) | 422840, 422869 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 84347 |
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| 2010 Census | 8,650 |
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| 2002 Census | 8,655 |
| 1989 Census | 8,397 |
| 1979 Census | 8,383 |
Bolgar (Russian: Болгар; Tatar: Cyrillic Болгар, Latin Bolğar) is a town and the administrative center of Spassky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the left bank of the Volga River, 140 kilometers (87 mi) from Kazan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 8,650.
The excavated monuments of the medieval capital of Volga Bulgaria, Bolghar, are within easy reach from the town. The modern town of Spassk (Спасск) was formed from the village of Spassk (Chertykovo) on the bank of Bezdna River in 1781. It was renamed Spassk-Tatarsky (Спасск-Татарский) in 1926, then Kuybyshev Куйбышев), in honor of Valerian Kuybyshev, in 1935, before getting its present name in 1991. It served as a district administrative center since 1930.
In 1953, due the construction of Kuybyshev Reservoir and flooding of the original Spassk, the town was moved from the place of its foundation closer to historical Bolghar.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bolgar serves as the administrative center of Spassky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Bolgar, together with the selo of Bolgary, is incorporated within Spassky Municipal District as Bolgar Urban Settlement.
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