Kamskoye Ustye

Kamskoye Ustye (Russian: Ка́мское У́стье; Tatar: Кама Тамагы) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Kamsko-Ustyinsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Kuybyshev Reservoir, near the confluence of the Volga and Kama Rivers, 117 kilometers (73 mi) from the republic's capital of Kazan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 4,482. History It was established in the 17th century and was known as the selo of Bogorodskoye (Богородское) until 1925. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1939. Kamskoye Ustye served as the district administrative center in 1930–1963, and again since 1965. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Kamskoye Ustye serves as the administrative center of Kamsko-Ustyinsky District, of which it is a part. As a municipal division, Kamskoye Ustye is incorporated within Kamsko-Ustyinsky Municipal District as Kamskoye Ustye Urban Settlement. Economy Alabaster, lime, and sulfur have been mined here since the 19th century. Industrial facilities include a dairy factory and several construction and agricultural enterprises. The nearest railway station is Karatun on the Ulyanovsk–Sviyazhsk line, 57 kilometers (35 mi) east of Kamskoye Ustye. Demographics In 1989, the majority of the population was ethnically Russian (52.4%) and Tatar (44.0%). 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 №26-ЗРТ от 31 января 2005 г. «Об установлении границ территорий и статусе муниципального образования "Камско-Устьинский муниципальный район" и муниципальных образований в его составе», в ред. Закона №114-ЗРТ от 13 декабря 2014 г. «Об изменении границ территорий отдельных муниципальных образований и внесении изменений в Законы Республики Татарстан "Об установлении границ территорий и статусе муниципального образования "Камско-Устьинский муниципальный район" и муниципальных образований в его составе" и "Об установлении границ территорий и статусе муниципального образования "Верхнеуслонский 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 #26-ZRT of January 31, 2005 On Establishing the Borders of the Territories and the Status of the Municipal Formation of "Kamsko-Ustyinsky Municipal District" and of the Municipal Formations It Comprises, as amended by the Law #114-ZRT of December 13, 2014 On Changing the Borders of the Territories of Several Municipal Formations and on Amending the Laws of the Republic of Tatarstan "On Establishing the Borders of the Territories and the Status of the Municipal Formation of "Kamsko-Ustyinsky Municipal District" and of the Municipal Formations It Comprises" and "On Establishing the Borders of the Territories and the Status of the Municipal Formation of "Verkhneuslonsky Municipal District" and of the Municipal Formations It Comprises". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).