Kamsko-Ustyinsky District Камско-Устьинский район (Russian) Кама Тамагы районы (Tatar) |
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Location of Kamsko-Ustyinsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan |
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Coordinates: 55°16′N 49°02′E / 55.267°N 49.033°ECoordinates: 55°16′N 49°02′E / 55.267°N 49.033°E | |
A cave system, a protected area of Russia, in Kamsko-Ustyinsky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Tatarstan |
Administrative structure (as of March 2015) | |
Administrative center | urban-type settlement of Kamskoye Ustye |
Inhabited localities: | |
Urban-type settlements | 3 |
Rural localities | 49 |
Municipal structure (as of December 2014) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Kamsko-Ustyinsky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 3 |
Rural settlements | 17 |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,199 km2 (463 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 16,904 inhabitants |
• Urban | 47.1% |
• Rural | 52.86% |
Density | 14.1/km2 (37/sq mi) |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Kamsko-Ustyinsky District (Russian: Камско-Устьинский райо́н; Tatar: Cyrillic Кама Тамагы районы, Latin Kama Tamağı rayonı) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-three in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic and borders with Verkhneuslonsky District in the north, Tetyushsky District in the south, Apastovsky District in the west, and with Kuybyshev Reservoir in the east. The area of the district is 1,199 square kilometers (463 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Kamskoye Ustye. Population: 16,904 (2010 Census); 18,518 (2002 Census);18,630 (1989 Census). The population of Kamskoye Ustye accounts for 26.5% of the district's total population.
On July 10, 2011, the Bulgaria, a river cruise ship owned by Kamskoye Rechnoye Parokhodstvo, sank in the Kuybyshev Reservoir near Syukeyevo, after being caught in a storm. A passing tourist ship rescued eighty passengers, but officials feared as many as 128 people may have died.