Nizhnekamsk
| Nizhnekamsk (English) Нижнекамск (Russian) Түбəн Кама (Tatar) |
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.svg) Location of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of February 2014) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Tatarstan |
| Administratively subordinated to | city of republic significance of Nizhnekamsk |
| Administrative center of | city of republic significance of Nizhnekamsk,Nizhnekamsky District |
| Municipal status (as of December 2008) | |
| Municipal district | Nizhnekamsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Nizhnekamsk Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Nizhnekamsky Municipal District, Nizhnekamsk Urban Settlement |
| Mayor | Aydar Matshin |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 234,044 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 82nd |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Postal code(s) | 423570 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8555 |
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Nizhnekamsk (Russian: Нижнекамск; IPA: [nʲɪʐnʲɪˈkamsk]; Tatar: Cyrillic Түбән Кама, Latin Tübän Qama) is a city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located to the south of the Kama River between the cities of Naberezhnye Chelny and Chistopol. Population: 234,044 (2010 Census);225,399 (2002 Census);190,793 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1961 as the work settlement of Nizhnekamsky (Нижнекамский). As its population increased, spurred by the construction of Nizhnekamskneftekhim petrochemical industrial complex, Nizhnekamsk was granted city status in 1966.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nizhnekamsk serves as the administrative center of Nizhnekamsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated separately as the city of republic significance of Nizhnekamsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the city of republic significance of Nizhnekamsk is incorporated within Nizhnekamsky Municipal District as Nizhnekamsk Urban Settlement.
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