Mendeleyevsk
| Mendeleyevsk (in English) Менделеевск (Russian) Менделеев (Tatar) |
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| Administrative status (as of March 2015) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Tatarstan |
| Administrative district | Mendeleyevsky District |
| Administrative center of | Mendeleyevsky District |
| Municipal status (as of December 2014) | |
| Municipal district | Mendeleyevsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Mendeleyevsk Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Mendeleyevsky Municipal District, Mendeleyevsk Urban Settlement |
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| Area (~1997) | 14.1 km2 (5.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 22,075 inhabitants |
| Density | 1,566/km2 (4,060/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 18th century |
| Town status since | 1967 |
| Previous names |
Bondyuga (until 1928), Bondyuzhsky (until 1967) |
| Postal code(s) | 423650–423652 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 85549 |
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| 2010 Census | 22,075 |
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| 2002 Census | 22,027 |
| 1989 Census | 18,085 |
| 1979 Census | 13,986 |
Mendeleyevsk (Russian: Менделе́евск; Tatar: Cyrillic Менделеев, Latin Mendeleyev) is a town and the administrative center of Mendeleyevsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the right bank of Nizhnekamskoye Reservoir, 238 kilometers (148 mi) from the republic's capital of Kazan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 22,075.
It was founded as the selo of Bondyuga (Бондюга) in the 18th century. It was granted urban-type settlement status and renamed Bondyuzhsky (Бондюжский) in 1928. In 1967, it was granted town status and given its present name after Dmitry Mendeleyev, who visited the factory there.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mendeleyevsk serves as the administrative center of Mendeleyevsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Mendeleyevsk is incorporated within Mendeleyevsky Municipal District as Mendeleyevsk Urban Settlement.
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