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Verkhneuslonsky District
Verkhneuslonsky District
Верхнеуслонский район | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Tatar | Югары Ослан районы |
 A geologic record, a protected area of Russia, near the selo of Pechishchi in Verkhneuslonsky District | |
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 Location of Verkhneuslonsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan | |
| Coordinates: 55°38′N 48°46′E / 55.633°N 48.767°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Tatarstan |
| Established | 20 October 1931 |
| Administrative center | Verkhny Uslon |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,373.9 km2 (530.5 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 16,641 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 cities/towns, 73 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Verkhneuslonsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 19 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [2]) |
| OKTMO ID | 92620000 |
| Website | http://verhniy-uslon.tatarstan.ru |
Verkhneuslonsky District (Russian: Верхнеусло́нский райо́н; Tatar: Югары Ослан районы) is a territorial administrative unit and municipality of the Republic of Tatarstan within the Russian Federation. The district is located in the west of the republic on the right bank of the Volga River and encompasses a total area of 1,373.9 square kilometers (530.5 sq mi). According to the 2010 census, the municipality had a population of 16,641 people. Its administrative center, the selo (village) of Verkhny Uslon, accounts for 27% of the district's total population.[3]
The modern Verkhneuslonsky district was first established in 1931. Since the 16th century, the main occupation of the local population has been the mining of rock and as of 2020 the area was still famous for its brick-making industry.[4] In 2012, the Innopolis special economic zone (SEZ) was established in the district. The special economic zone bears the same name as the city of Innopolis it is located in and became the fifth economic zone of a technology-innovation type in Russia.[5] The district hosted the Colombian men's national football team during the 2018 Russia World Cup.[6]
- ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ "Верхнеуслонский район" [The Verkhneuslonsky district]. Татцентр.ру [TatCenter]. 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ Abramov 2001.
- ^ "Постановление Правительства Российской Федерации от 1 ноября 2012 г. N 1131 г. Москва "О создании на территориях Верхнеуслонского и Лаишевского муниципальных районов Республики Татарстан особой экономической зоны технико-внедренческого типа"" [Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of November 1, 2012 N 1131 Moscow "On the creation of a special economic zone of technology-innovative type on the territories of the Verkhneuslonsky and Laishevsky municipal districts of the Republic of Tatarstan"]. Российская газета [Rossiyskaya Gazeta]. November 17, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ "Верхнеуслонский район – стабильность и хорошие перспективы" [The Verkhneuslonsky district - stability and good prospects]. Известия Татарстана [Izvestiya Tatarstana]. December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
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