Tetyushi, Republic of Tatarstan

For other places with the same name, see Tetyushi.

Tetyushi (Russian: Тетю́ши; Tatar: Тәтеш) is a town and the administrative center of Tetyushsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, on the shore of the Kuybyshev Reservoir, 180 kilometers (110 mi) south of Kazan, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 11,596.^[3] It was previously known as Tetyushskaya zastava^[2]

Tetyushi Тетюши
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Tatar	Тәтеш
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Tetyushi
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Coordinates: 54°56′N 48°50′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Tatarstan[1]
Administrative district	Tetyushsky District[1]
Founded	1574–1578 or 1555–1557[2]
Town status since	1781[2]
Area [2]
• Total	7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	11,596
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Tetyushsky District[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Tetyushsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Tetyushi Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Tetyushsky Municipal District,[4] Tetyushi Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	422370, 422399
OKTMO ID	92655101001

History

Tetyushi, by Adam Olearius

It was founded in 1574–1578 or in 1555–1557 as Tetyushskaya zastava (Тетюшская застава).^[2] It was granted town status in 1781.^[2] In 1920–1927, it served as the administrative center of a kanton.^[2] It served as the administrative center of a district since 1930.^[2]

The town was the site of a major battle during Stepan Razin's rebellion.

Geology

The base of Severodvinian stage of the Tatarian series of the Permian period (subdivisions valid only in Russian stratigraphic chart) is defined in the Monastyrskii ravine, near Tetyushi.^[7]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tetyushi serves as the administrative center of Tetyushsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of Tetyushi, together with two rural localities, is incorporated within Tetyushsky Municipal District as Tetyushi Urban Settlement.^[4]

Economy

As of 1997, the town's industrial enterprises included a meat factory, a dairy, a bakery, a brewery, a fish processing, plant, a furniture plant, an animal feedstuff factory, and a branch of the Kazan Helicopters company.^[2] The nearest railway station is Bua on the Ulyanovsk–Sviyazhsk line, 45 kilometers (28 mi) west of Tetyushi.^[2]

Demographics

Tetyushi population

2010 Census	11,596[3]
2002 Census	11,931[8]
1989 Census	10,487[9]
1979 Census	10,199[10]

As of 1989, the population was ethnically mostly Russian (61.9%), Tatar (20.6%), Chuvash (11.6%), and Mordvin (5.1%).^[2]

Notable people

• Ilyas Phaizulline, classical realist painter

References

Notes

1. Order #01-02/9
2. Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Tatarstan, p. 255
3. 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.
4. Law #41-ZRT
5. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
6. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
7. A. I. Zhamoida, O. V. Petrov (2008). Состояние изученности стратиграфии докембрия и фанерозоя России. Задачи дальнейших исследований. [Knowledge status of Precambrian and Phanerozoic of Russia. Goals of further studies] (PDF). Vol. 38. Karpinsky Institute. p. 72. ISBN 978-5-93761-108-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 28, 2017.
8. Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
9. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
10. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.

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• 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 №41-ЗРТ от 31 января 2005 г. «Об установлении границ территорий и статусе муниципального образования "Тетюшский муниципальный район" и муниципальных образований в его составе», в ред. Закона №99-ЗРТ от 22 ноября 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Татарстан "Об установлении границ территорий и статусе муниципального образования "Тетюшский 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 #41-ZRT of January 31, 2005 On Establishing the Borders of the Territories and the Status of the Municipal Formation of "Tetyushsky Municipal District" and of the Municipal Formations It Comprises, as amended by the Law #99-ZRT of November 22, 2014 On Amending the Law of the Republic of Tatarstan "On Establishing the Borders of the Territories and the Status of the Municipal Formation of "Tetyushsky Municipal District" and of the Municipal Formations It Comprises". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
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