Buinsk, Republic of Tatarstan
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Buinsk is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia
, located on the left bank of the Karla River (left tributary
of the Sviyaga
), 137 kilometres (85.1 mi) southwest of Kazan
. It serves as the administrative center of Buinsky District
, although it is not administratively a part of it. Population:
It was first mentioned in a chronicle in 1691. Town status was granted to it in 1780.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the left bank of the Karla River (left tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Sviyaga
Sviyaga River
The Sviyaga is a river in the Ulyanovsk Oblast and Tatarstan, a right tributary of the Volga River. It has a length of 375 km. The area of the basin is 16,700 km². The Sviyaga River flows into the Sviyaga Cove of the Kuybyshev Reservoir, west of Kazan. It freezes up in November-December and stays...
), 137 kilometres (85.1 mi) southwest of Kazan
Kazan
Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...
. It serves as the administrative center of Buinsky District
Buinsky District
Buinsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the forty-three in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. Its administrative center is the town of Buinsk . District's population: 27,800 ;...
, although it is not administratively a part of it. Population:
It was first mentioned in a chronicle in 1691. Town status was granted to it in 1780.