# Administrative divisions of the Republic of Tatarstan

This is a list of units of administrative division of the Republic of Tatarstan, a federal subject of Russia.
Tatarstan is located in the center of the East European Plain, between the Volga and the Kama Rivers, stretching east towards the Ural Mountains. It was originally established as the Tatar ASSR within the Russian SFSR on May 27, 1920 from Kazansky, Chistopolsky, Mamadyshsky, Sviyazhsky, Tetyushinsky, Laishevsky, and Spassky Uyezds of the former Kazan Governorate, Yelabuzhsky Uyezd of Ufa Governorate, as well as the part of Simbirsk, Samara, and Vyatka Governorates. In 1922, Yelabuga with environs was transferred to the Tatar ASSR from Vyatka Governorate.
Initially, the territory of the ASSR was divided into ten kantons - Sviyazhsk, Tetyushi, Buinsk, Spassk, Chistopol, Menzelinsk, Bugulma, Arsk, Laishevo, and Mamadysh. On the territories transferred to the Tatar ASSR in 1922, Yelabuga and Agryz kantons were established, while Chelny Kanton was separated from Menzelinsk Kanton. All kantons had roughly the same borders and the territory as the uyezds which preceded them, and preserved the division into volosts.
In the 1930s, kantons were finally abolished and replaced with forty-five districts (raions). In 1935, they were broken down into smaller units, resulting in sixty districts. By 1940, the number of districts increased to forty-three and peaked at seventy in 1944–1955. By 1957, the number of districts decreased to sixty-three.
During the 1960s, some of the districts were merged, and their number diminished to thirty-seven. Only some of them were broken into smaller units again. The number of districts stabilized at forty-three after Atninsky District was split from Arsky District in 1990.
In 1952–1953, the Tatar ASSR was administratively divided into three oblasts—Bugulma, Chistopol, and Kazan Oblast, but due to the oblasts' small sizes they were abolished in 1954. On August 30, 1990, the Tatar ASSR became the first one to be elevated in status as a republic within the Russian SFSR, becoming the Republic of Tatarstan.

## Administrative and municipal divisions

| Division | Division | Structure | Structure | OKATO | OKTMO | Urban-type settlement/ district-level town* |
| Division | Division | Administrative | Municipal | OKATO | OKTMO | Urban-type settlement/ district-level town* |
| Kazan (Казань) | Kazan (Казань) | city | urban okrug | 92 401 | 92 701 | |
| ↳ | Aviastroitelny (Авиастроительный) | (under Kazan) | — | 92 401 | — | |
| ↳ | Kirovsky (Кировский) | (under Kazan) | — | 92 401 | — | |
| ↳ | Moskovsky (Московский) | (under Kazan) | — | 92 401 | — | |
| ↳ | Novo-Savinovsky (Ново-Савиновский) | (under Kazan) | — | 92 401 | — | |
| ↳ | Privolzhsky (Приволжский) | (under Kazan) | — | 92 401 | — | |
| ↳ | Sovetsky (Советский) | (under Kazan) | — | 92 401 | — | |
| ↳ | Vakhitovsky (Вахитовский) | (under Kazan) | — | 92 401 | — | |
| Aznakayevo (Азнакаево) | Aznakayevo (Азнакаево) | city | (under Aznakayevsky) | 92 403 | 92 602 | |
| Almetyevsk (Альметьевск) | Almetyevsk (Альметьевск) | city | (under Almetyevsky) | 92 405 | 92 608 | |
| Bavly (Бавлы) | Bavly (Бавлы) | city | (under Bavlinsky) | 92 408 | 92 614 | |
| Bugulma (Бугульма) | Bugulma (Бугульма) | city | (under Bugulminsky) | 92 410 | 92 617 | |
| Buinsk (Буинск) | Buinsk (Буинск) | city | (under Buinsky) | 92 412 | 92 618 | |
| Yelabuga (Елабуга) | Yelabuga (Елабуга) | city | (under Yelabuzhsky) | 92 415 | 92 626 | |
| Zainsk (Заинск) | Zainsk (Заинск) | city | (under Zainsky) | 92 417 | 92 627 | |
| Zelenodolsk (Зеленодольск) | Zelenodolsk (Зеленодольск) | city | (under Zelenodolsky) | 92 420 | 92 628 | |
| Leninogorsk (Лениногорск) | Leninogorsk (Лениногорск) | city | (under Leninogorsky) | 92 425 | 92 636 | |
| Naberezhnye Chelny (Набережные Челны) | Naberezhnye Chelny (Набережные Челны) | city | urban okrug | 92 430 | 92 730 | |
| Nizhnekamsk (Нижнекамск) | Nizhnekamsk (Нижнекамск) | city | (under Nizhnekamsky) | 92 435 | 92 644 | |
| Nurlat (Нурлат) | Nurlat (Нурлат) | city | (under Nurlatsky) | 92 437 | 92 646 | |
| Chistopol (Чистополь) | Chistopol (Чистополь) | city | (under Chistopolsky) | 92 440 | 92 659 | |
| Agryzsky (Агрызский) | Agryzsky (Агрызский) | district | district | 92 201 | 92 601 | Agryz (Агрыз) town* |
| Aznakayevsky (Азнакаевский) | Aznakayevsky (Азнакаевский) | district | district | 92 202 | 92 602 | Aktyubinsky (Актюбинский) |
| Aksubayevsky (Аксубаевский) | Aksubayevsky (Аксубаевский) | district | district | 92 204 | 92 604 | Aksubayevo (Аксубаево) |
| Aktanyshsky (Актанышский) | Aktanyshsky (Актанышский) | district | district | 92 205 | 92 605 | |
| Alexeyevsky (Алексеевский) | Alexeyevsky (Алексеевский) | district | district | 92 206 | 92 606 | Alexeyevskoye (Алексеевское) |
| Alkeyevsky (Алькеевский) | Alkeyevsky (Алькеевский) | district | district | 92 207 | 92 607 | |
| Almetyevsky (Альметьевский) | Almetyevsky (Альметьевский) | district | district | 92 208 | 92 608 | Nizhnyaya Maktama (Нижняя Мактама) |
| Apastovsky (Апастовский) | Apastovsky (Апастовский) | district | district | 92 210 | 92 610 | Apastovo (Апастово) |
| Arsky (Арский) | Arsky (Арский) | district | district | 92 212 | 92 612 | Arsk (Арск) town* |
| Atninsky (Атнинский) | Atninsky (Атнинский) | district | district | 92 213 | 92 613 | |
| Bavlinsky (Бавлинский) | Bavlinsky (Бавлинский) | district | district | 92 214 | 92 614 | |
| Baltasinsky (Балтасинский) | Baltasinsky (Балтасинский) | district | district | 92 215 | 92 615 | Baltasi (Балтаси) |
| Bugulminsky (Бугульминский) | Bugulminsky (Бугульминский) | district | district | 92 217 | 92 617 | Karabash (Карабаш) |
| Buinsky (Буинский) | Buinsky (Буинский) | district | district | 92 218 | 92 618 | |
| Verkhneuslonsky (Верхнеуслонский) | Verkhneuslonsky (Верхнеуслонский) | district | district | 92 220 | 92 620 | Innopolis (Иннополис) town* |
| Vysokogorsky (Высокогорский) | Vysokogorsky (Высокогорский) | district | district | 92 222 | 92 622 | |
| Drozhzhanovsky (Дрожжановский) | Drozhzhanovsky (Дрожжановский) | district | district | 92 224 | 92 624 | |
| Yelabuzhsky (Елабужский) | Yelabuzhsky (Елабужский) | district | district | 92 226 | 92 626 | |
| Zainsky (Заинский) | Zainsky (Заинский) | district | district | 92 227 | 92 627 | |
| Zelenodolsky (Зеленодольский) | Zelenodolsky (Зеленодольский) | district | district | 92 228 | 92 628 | Nizhniye Vyazovye (Нижние Вязовые) Vasilyevo (Васильево) |
| Kaybitsky (Кайбицкий) | Kaybitsky (Кайбицкий) | district | district | 92 229 | 92 629 | |
| Kamsko-Ustyinsky (Камско-Устьинский) | Kamsko-Ustyinsky (Камско-Устьинский) | district | district | 92 230 | 92 630 | Kamskoye Ustye (Камское Устье) Kuybyshevsky Zaton (Куйбышевский Затон) Tenishevo (Тенишево) |
| Spassky (Спасский) | Spassky (Спасский) | district | district | 92 232 | 92 632 | Bolgar (Болгар) town* |
| Kukmorsky (Кукморский) | Kukmorsky (Кукморский) | district | district | 92 233 | 92 633 | Kukmor (Кукмор) |
| Laishevsky (Лаишевский) | Laishevsky (Лаишевский) | district | district | 92 234 | 92 634 | Laishevo (Лаишево) town* |
| Leninogorsky (Лениногорский) | Leninogorsky (Лениногорский) | district | district | 92 236 | 92 636 | |
| Mamadyshsky (Мамадышский) | Mamadyshsky (Мамадышский) | district | district | 92 238 | 92 638 | Mamadysh (Мамадыш) town* |
| Mendeleyevsky (Менделеевский) | Mendeleyevsky (Менделеевский) | district | district | 92 239 | 92 639 | Mendeleyevsk (Менделеевск) town* |
| Menzelinsky (Мензелинский) | Menzelinsky (Мензелинский) | district | district | 92 240 | 92 640 | Menzelinsk (Мензелинск) town* |
| Muslyumovsky (Муслюмовский) | Muslyumovsky (Муслюмовский) | district | district | 92 242 | 92 642 | |
| Nizhnekamsky (Нижнекамский) | Nizhnekamsky (Нижнекамский) | district | district | 92 244 | 92 644 | Kamskiye Polyany (Камские Поляны) |
| Novosheshminsky (Новошешминский) | Novosheshminsky (Новошешминский) | district | district | 92 245 | 92 645 | |
| Nurlatsky (Нурлатский) | Nurlatsky (Нурлатский) | district | district | 92 246 | 92 646 | |
| Pestrechinsky (Пестречинский) | Pestrechinsky (Пестречинский) | district | district | 92 248 | 92 648 | |
| Rybno-Slobodsky (Рыбно-Слободский) | Rybno-Slobodsky (Рыбно-Слободский) | district | district | 92 250 | 92 650 | Rybnaya Sloboda (Рыбная Слобода) |
| Sabinsky (Сабинский) | Sabinsky (Сабинский) | district | district | 92 252 | 92 652 | Bogatye Saby (Богатые Сабы) |
| Sarmanovsky (Сармановский) | Sarmanovsky (Сармановский) | district | district | 92 253 | 92 653 | Dzhalil (Джалиль) |
| Yutazinsky (Ютазинский) | Yutazinsky (Ютазинский) | district | district | 92 254 | 92 654 | Urussu (Уруссу) |
| Tetyushsky (Тетюшский) | Tetyushsky (Тетюшский) | district | district | 92 255 | 92 655 | Tetyushi (Тетюши) town* |
| Tyulyachinsky (Тюлячинский) | Tyulyachinsky (Тюлячинский) | district | district | 92 256 | 92 656 | |
| Tukayevsky (Тукаевский) | Tukayevsky (Тукаевский) | district | district | 92 257 | 92 657 | |
| Cheremshansky (Черемшанский) | Cheremshansky (Черемшанский) | district | district | 92 258 | 92 658 | |
| Chistopolsky (Чистопольский) | Chistopolsky (Чистопольский) | district | district | 92 259 | 92 659 | |