Laishevo (English) Лаишево (Russian) Лаеш (Tatar) |
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Location of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia |
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Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Tatarstan |
Administrative district | Laishevsky District |
Administrative center of | Laishevsky District |
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Municipal district | Laishevsky Municipal District |
Urban settlement | Laishevo Urban Settlement |
Administrative center of | Laishevsky Municipal District, Laishevo Urban Settlement |
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Population (2010 Census) | 7,735 inhabitants |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
Town status since | 2004 |
Previous names | Laishev (until 1926) |
Postal code(s) | 422610, 422611, 422617, 422639 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 85551 |
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2010 Census | 7,735 |
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2002 Census | 7,730 |
1989 Census | 7,067 |
1979 Census | 6,706 |
Laishevo (Russian: Лаишево; Tatar: Cyrillic Лаеш, Latin Layış) is a town and the administrative center of Laishevsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the right bank of the Kama River on the shore of the Kuybyshev Reservoir, 62 kilometers (39 mi) southeast of the republic's capital of Kazan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 7,735.
Known as Laishev (Лаишев) since the times of the Khanate of Kazan, it was granted town status in 1781. In 1920–1927, it served as the administrative center of a kanton. In 1926, it was demoted in status to a selo and given its present name. In 1950, it was granted urban-type settlement status. It served as the administrative center of a district in 1930–1963 and then again since 1965. Town status was granted to it again in 2004.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Laishevo serves as the administrative center of Laishevsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Laishevo, together with the village of Staraya Pristan, is incorporated within Laishevsky Municipal District as Laishevo Urban Settlement.