Tuymazy

Tuymazy (Russian: Туймазы́; Bashkir: Туймазы, Tuymazı) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located 145 kilometers (90 mi) from Ufa. Population: 66,836 (2010 Census);^[2] 66,687 (2002 Census);^[8] 57,887 (1989 Soviet census).^[9] It is an industrial town, with petroleum and natural gas industries and mechanical engineering being the most important economic assets.^[10]

Tuymazy Туймазы
Town[1]
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• Bashkir	Туймазы
Mosque in Tuymazy
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Location of Tuymazy
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Coordinates: 54°36′N 53°42′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Bashkortostan[1]
Founded	1912
Town status since	1960
Elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	66,836
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	68,256 (+2.1%)
• Rank	231st in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of republic significance of Tuymazy[1]
• Capital of	Tuymazinsky District,[4] town of republic significance of Tuymazy[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Tuymazinsky Municipal District[5]
• Urban settlement	Tuymazy Urban Settlement[5]
• Capital of	Tuymazinsky Municipal District,[5] Tuymazy Urban Settlement[5]
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	452750
Dialing code(s)	+7 34782
OKTMO ID	80651101001

History

It was founded in 1912 as a railway station and was granted town status in 1960.^[10]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tuymazy serves as the administrative center of Tuymazinsky District,^[4] even though it is not a part of it.^[1] 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.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Tuymazy is incorporated within Tuymazinsky Municipal District as Tuymazy Urban Settlement.^[5]

Demographics

According to the 2002 Census, ethnic composition of the town was:^[10]

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