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Laishevo

Laishevo (English)
Лаишево (Russian)
Лаеш (Tatar)
-  Town  -
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Location of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia
Laishevo is located in Tatarstan
Laishevo
Laishevo
Location of Laishevo in the Republic of Tatarstan
Coordinates: 55°24′N 49°34′E / 55.400°N 49.567°E / 55.400; 49.567Coordinates: 55°24′N 49°34′E / 55.400°N 49.567°E / 55.400; 49.567
Coat of Arms of Laishev (Tatarstan) (1781).png
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of March 2015)
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Tatarstan
Administrative district Laishevsky District
Administrative center of Laishevsky District
Municipal status (as of December 2014)
Municipal district Laishevsky Municipal District
Urban settlement Laishevo Urban Settlement
Administrative center of Laishevsky Municipal District, Laishevo Urban Settlement
Statistics
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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Laishevo population
2010 Census 7,735
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.


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