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Country
  
Russia

Administrative district
  
Apastovsky District

Local time
  
Monday 1:00 PM

Federal subject
  
Republic of Tatarstan

Administrative center of
  
Apastovsky District

Apastovo

Municipal district
  
Apastovsky Municipal District

Urban settlement
  
Apastovo Urban Settlement

Weather
  
-3°C, Wind S at 18 km/h, 86% Humidity

Apastovo (Russian: Апа́стово; Tatar: Апас, Apas) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Apastovsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located 109 kilometers (68 mi) from the republic's capital of Kazan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,145.

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Map of Apastovo, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, 422350

In 1992, the majority of the population was Tatar.

Geography

Apastovo lies on the Kazan–Ulyanovsk auto route, 109 kilometers (68 mi) of the republic's capital of Kazan, in the Sviyaga River valley, 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) from the main channel, on a small stream named Tabarka, which is a tributary of the Ulema River.

History

It has been known since the 17th century as Yenaleyevo (Еналеево). Apastovo served as the administrative center of Apastovsky District in 1930–1963, and again since March 4, 1964. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it on September 9, 2004.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Apastovo serves as the administrative center of Apastovsky District, of which it is a part. As a municipal division, Apastovo, together with one rural locality (the village of Starye Yenali), is incorporated within Apastovsky Municipal District as Apastovo Urban Settlement.

Economy

The industrial facilities in Apastovo include a bakery and a brick factory. Agricultural activities are focused on the dairy cattle breeding. The nearest railway station is Karatun, located 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) from Apastovo.

Culture

Apastovo is home to the Apastovsky Museum, which was established on December 31, 1991 and opened to public on November 1, 1993. The museum contains archaeological and paleontological finds in the area, including ancient tools, bone needles, stone hammers, a skull of a rhinoceros, mammoth teeth, and more. It also exhibits a collection of documents and photographs from the 19th and 20th century and provides an insight into the ethnography and everyday living of the Kazan Tatars.

References

Apastovo Wikipedia