Baltasi (Russian: Балтаси́; Tatar: Балтач) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Baltasinsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Shoshma River (right tributary of the Vyatka), 106 kilometers (66 mi) from the republic's capital of Kazan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 7,711.[3]

Baltasi Балтаси
Urban-type settlement[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Tatar	Балтач
Coat of arms
Location of Baltasi
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Coordinates: 56°21′N 50°12′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Tatarstan[1]
Administrative district	Baltasinsky District[1]
Founded	beginning of the 17th century[2]
Urban-type settlement status since	2004
Elevation	104 m (341 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	7,711
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	8,288 (+7.5%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Baltasinsky District[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Baltasinsky Municipal District[5]
• Urban settlement	Baltasi Urban Settlement[5]
• Capital of	Baltasinsky Municipal District[5], Baltasi Urban Settlement[5]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	422250, 422279
OKTMO ID	92615151051

History

It was established in the beginning of the 17th century.[2] Baltasi served as the district administrative center in 1932–1963, and again since 1965.[2] Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 2004.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Baltasi serves as the administrative center of Baltasinsky District, of which it is a part.[1] As a municipal division, Baltasi, together with three rural localities, is incorporated within Baltasinsky Municipal District as Baltasi Urban Settlement.[5]

Economy

As of 1997, industrial enterprises in Baltasi included a butter factory and a fur factory; agriculture was also developed.[2] The nearest railway station is Shemordan on the Kazan–Agryz line, 25 kilometers (16 mi) northwest of Baltasi.[2]

Demographics

In 1992, the majority of the population was Tatar.[2]

References

Notes

Sources

• Министерство юстиции Республики Татарстан. Приказ №01-02/9 от 4 февраля 2014 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов в Республике Татарстан», в ред. Приказа №01-02/160 от 11 марта 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Приказ Министерства юстиции Республики Татарстан от 04.02.2014 №01-02/9 "Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов в Республике Татарстан"». Опубликован: Официальный сайт правовой информации Министерства юстиции Республики Татарстан (http://pravo.tatarstan.ru), 27 февраля 2014 г. (Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Tatarstan. Order #01-02/9 of February 4, 2014 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Inhabited Localities in the Republic of Tatarstan, as amended by the Order #01-02/160 of March 11, 2015 On Amending the Order of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Tatarstan #01-02/9 of February 4, 2014 "On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Inhabited Localities in the Republic of Tatarstan". ).
• Государственный Совет Республики Татарстан. Закон №49-ЗРТ от 31 января 2005 г. «Об установлении границ территорий и статусе муниципального образования "Балтасинский муниципальный район" и муниципальных образований в его составе», в ред. Закона №144-ЗРТ от 30 декабря 2014 г. «Об изменении границ территорий отдельных муниципальных образований и внесении изменений в Закон Республики Татарстан "Об установлении границ территорий и статусе муниципального образования "Балтасинский муниципальный район" и муниципальных образований в его составе"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Республика Татарстан", №№18–19, 1 февраля 2005 г. (State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan. Law #49-ZRT of January 31, 2005 On Establishing the Borders of the Territories and the Status of the Municipal Formation of "Baltasinsky Municipal District" and of the Municipal Formations It Comprises, as amended by the Law #144-ZRT of December 30, 2014 On Changing the Borders of the Territories of Several Municipal Formations and on Amending the Law of the Republic of Tatarstan "On Establishing the Borders of the Territories and the Status of the Municipal Formation of "Baltasinsky Municipal District" and of the Municipal Formations It Comprises". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
• Академия наук Республики Татарстан. Институт татарской энциклопедии (1997). Населённые пункты Республики Татарстан. Краткий справочник [Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Tatarstan. Brief Reference]. Казань.

На других языках

[de] Baltassi

[ru] Балтаси