Nurlatsky District Нурлатский район (Russian) Нурлат районы (Tatar) Нурлат районĕ (Chuvash) |
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Location of Nurlatsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan |
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Coordinates: 54°34′N 50°34′E / 54.567°N 50.567°ECoordinates: 54°34′N 50°34′E / 54.567°N 50.567°E | |
Aksumla, Nurlatsky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Tatarstan |
Administrative structure (as of February 2014) | |
Administrative center | town of Nurlat |
Inhabited localities: | |
Rural localities | 82 |
Municipal structure (as of November 2008) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Nurlatsky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 1 |
Rural settlements | 26 |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,309 km2 (892 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 27,519 inhabitants |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Density | 11.92/km2 (30.9/sq mi) |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
Established | August 10, 1930 |
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Nurlatsky District (Russian: Нурла́тский райо́н; Tatar: Cyrillic Нурлат районы, Latin Nurlat rayonı) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-three in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is 2,309 square kilometers (892 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Nurlat (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 27,519 (2010 Census); 29,969 (2002 Census);54,363 (1989 Census).
The district was established on August 10, 1930 as Oktyabrsky (Октя́брьский) and was renamed Nurlatsky on December 10, 1997.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nurlatsky District is one of the forty-three in the republic. The town of Nurlat serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a town of republic significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.