Tuymazy (English) Туймазы (Russian) Туймазы (Bashkir) |
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Location of the Republic of Bashkortostan in Russia |
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Administrative status (as of March 2011) | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Bashkortostan |
Administratively subordinated to | town of republic significance of Tuymazy |
Administrative center of | Tuymazinsky District, town of republic significance of Tuymazy |
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Municipal district | Tuymazinsky Municipal District |
Urban settlement | Tuymazy Urban Settlement |
Administrative center of | Tuymazinsky Municipal District, Tuymazy Urban Settlement |
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Population (2010 Census) | 66,836 inhabitants |
- Rank in 2010 | 231st |
Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
Founded | 1912 |
Town status since | 1960 |
Postal code(s) | 452750 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 34782 |
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Tuymazy (Russian: Туймазы́) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located 145 kilometers (90 mi) from Ufa. Population: 66,836 (2010 Census);66,687 (2002 Census);57,887 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1912 as a railway station and was granted town status in 1960.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tuymazy serves as the administrative center of Tuymazinsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Tuymazy—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Tuymazy is incorporated within Tuymazinsky Municipal District as Tuymazy Urban Settlement.
According to the 2002 Census, ethnic composition of the town was: