Girish Mahajan (Editor)

Tuymazy

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Coat of arms
  
Flag

Area
  
43 km²

Country
  
Russia

Local time
  
Monday 8:59 AM

Tuymazy photoswikimapiaorgp0003821829bigjpg

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

Municipal district
  
Tuymazinsky Municipal District

Weather
  
-2°C, Wind S at 14 km/h, 79% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Local Lore Museum, VF Margelov, Ski base

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).

Contents

Map of Tuymazy, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia

History

It was founded in 1912 as a railway station and was granted town status in 1960.

Administrative and municipal status

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.

Demographics

According to the 2002 Census, ethnic composition of the town was:

  • Tatars: 44.6%
  • Bashkirs: 25.3%
  • Russians: 27.7%
  • other ethnicities include the Chuvash people, the Mari people, Ukrainians, and others
  • References

    Tuymazy Wikipedia