Nizhnekamsk

city Nizhnekamsk Нижнекамск ( Russian ) Түбән Кама ( Tatar ) flag coat of arms Federal district Volga republic Tatarstan Rajon Nizhnekamsk Founded 1961 City since 1966 surface 61  km² population 234,044 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 3837 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 110  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 8555 Post Code 423570-423587 License Plate 16, 116 OKATO 92 435 Website www.e-nizhnekamsk.ru Geographical location Coordinates 55 ° 38 ′  N , 51 ° 49 ′  E Coordinates: 55 ° 38 ′ 0 ″  N , 51 ° 49 ′ 0 ″  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Tatarstan

List of cities in Russia

Nizhnekamsk ( Russian Нижнека́мск ; Tatar Түбән Кама Tübän Kama ) is a city with 234,044 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010) in the Republic of Tatarstan , Russia .

According to a survey from 2010, Nizhnekamsk is one of the most livable cities in Russia.

geography

Nizhnekamsk is located on the left bank of the Kama River on its lower course, near the confluence of the Vyatka and the Kama, almost 240 kilometers east of the republic capital Kazan . The nearest cities, each about 25 km from Nizhnekamsk, are Yelabuga and Mamadysh .

history

Nizhnekamsk - literally "place on the Niederkama" - emerged from 1961 as a settlement during the establishment of a large oil processing and chemical combine . Until 1966 the place was called "Nizhnekamski workers' settlement", after which it received city status; the combine was finally completed in 1967. In the mid-1970s, the population of Nizhnekamsk exceeded 100,000.

Population development

year	Residents
1970	48,988
1979	134.199
1989	190.793
2002	225,399
2010	234.044

Note: census data

In 1989 the ethnic composition of the city of Nizhnekamsk was as follows: 46.5% Tatars , 46.1% Russians , 3.0% Chuvashes , 1.0% Ukrainians , 1.0% Bashkirs , 2.4% others. There is also an important Krjaschen (Christian Tatar ) community in the city .

Attractions

Sights include the sacred spring; the square of the city festivals (Maydan); the Mussa Jalil Park; the ice hockey rink Neftechimik; as well as the city museum.

Economy and Transport

Today, along with the capital Kazan, Nizhnekamsk is the second most important industrial city in the republic and an important center of Russian oil processing . The main employers of the city are the oil and chemical combine OAO Nizhnekamskneftechim , several refineries, a car tire factory, two thermal power stations and a number of other industrial companies.

The city has an inland port on the Kama, a railway connection and a regional airport. Local urban transport is operated, among other things, with its own tram network.
The bread factory is part of the city's food industry.

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  Look at the industry of Nizhnekamsk of Yelabuga from

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  The central mosque of Nizhnekamsk
  (built 1989–1996)

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  Modern ice rink Ice Palace Nizhnekamskneftechim

education

The city's educational landscape consists of 23 general education schools, five grammar schools and two lyceen. There are also the sports schools, the music schools and the art school. University education is guaranteed by two university institutes, three university branches and an independent university.

Since 2008, all higher education institutions have been equipped with wireless Internet connections across the board .

Sports

One of the city's best-known sports clubs is the HK Neftechimik Nizhnekamsk ice hockey club , which was founded in 1968 and takes part in the continental hockey league (KHL) . Its home arena is the multi-purpose hall SKK Neftechimik , which was completed in 2005 and has space for almost 5,500 spectators and is used for concerts as well as ice hockey games.

In football , the city is represented by the club FK Neftechimik Nizhnekamsk , which commutes between the second-class Perwenstwo FNL and the Perwenstwo PFL, which is one floor below . This club also has its own venue with the Neftechimik stadium, which can hold up to 3,200 spectators .

sons and daughters of the town

• Ilsur Metschin (* 1969), politician
• Marat Sakirow (* 1973), water polo player
• Sergei Budylin (* 1979), football player
• Alija Iksanowa (* 1984), cross-country skier
• Ilschat Bilalow (* 1985), ice hockey player
• Szjapan Haratscheuskich (* 1985), Belarusian ice hockey goalkeeper
• Aljaksej Uharau (* 1985), Belarusian ice hockey player
• Andrei Plekhanov (* 1986), ice hockey player
• Radik Sakiev (* 1986), ice hockey player
• Pavel Walentenko (* 1987), ice hockey player
• Pyotr Khochryakov (* 1990), ice hockey player
• Yevgeny Yeryomenko (born 1990), ice hockey player
• Emil Galimow (* 1992), ice hockey player
• Pavel Kulikov (* 1992), ice hockey player
• Alina Jakimkina (1993-2015), biathlete
• Nail Jakupow (born 1993), ice hockey player
• Bogdan Jakimow (* 1994), ice hockey player
• Rinat Valiyev (born 1995), ice hockey player
• Mikhail Sergachev (* 1998), ice hockey player

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)
2. ↑ regnum.ru
3. ↑ Marat Zakirov in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
4. ↑ Будылин Сергей Владимирович , footballfacts.ru (Russian)

Web links

Commons : Nizhnekamsk  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Unofficial Portal (Russian)
• Nizhnekamsk on mojgorod.ru (Russian)