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Naberezhnye Chelny (English) Набережные Челны (Russian) Яр Чаллы (Tatar)
— Inhabited locality —
Location of the Republic of Tatarstan on the map of Russia
Location of Naberezhnye Chelny on the map of the Republic of Tatarstan
Coordinates: 55°41′N 52°19′E / 55.683°N 52.317°E / 55.683; 52.317Coordinates: 55°41′N 52°19′E / 55.683°N 52.317°E / 55.683; 52.317
Coat of arms	Flag
Holiday	August 10^{[citation needed]}
Administrative status
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Tatarstan
In administrative jurisdiction of	Republic of Tatarstan^{[citation needed]}
Administrative center of	Tukayevsky District^{[citation needed]}
Municipal status
Municipal Status	Urban okrug

Mayor^{[citation needed]}	Ildar Khalikov^{[citation needed]}
Representative body	City Council^{[citation needed]}
Statistics
Area	146.3 km² (56.5 sq mi)^{[citation needed]}
Population (2002 Census)	509,870 inhabitants^[1]
- Rank	31st
- Density	3,485 /km² (9,000/sq mi)^[2]
Time zone	MSK/MSD (UTC+3)
Founded	circa 1172^{[citation needed]}
Postal code(s)	423800^{[citation needed]}
Dialing code(s)	+7 8552^{[citation needed]}
Official website	http://www.nabchelny.ru/

Naberezhnye Chelny (Russian: На́бережные Челны́; Tatar Cyrillic: Яр Чаллы, Latin: Yar Çallı; Russian lit. Riverbank Boats, Tatar lit. - Çallı of Riverbank, Çallı means made of stone in Bolgar language) is the second largest city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. It is the administrative center of Tukayevsky District of Tatarstan.

A major industrial center, Naberezhnye Chelny stands on the Kama River some 225 km east of Kazan. Population: 509,870 (2002 Census);^[3] 500,309 (1989 Census).^[4]

It is reported to have been founded in 1172. It acquired town status in 1930, and was called Brezhnev (after Leonid Brezhnev) from 1982 to 1988.

Kamaz and ZMA trucks are produced there, and the city is one of the largest planned centers in the world related to vehicle production. With more than two square miles dedicated to production, the Kamaz plant is the largest vehicle factory in the world.

FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny is a football club based in Naberezhnye Chelny, playing in the Russian First Division.

Alkonost, a Russian doom-folk metal band was formed in Naberezhnye Chelny in 1995.

References

^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_04_1.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
^ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2002 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the Census (2002).
^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
^ "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.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg2.php. Retrieved 2007-12-13.

External links

Official website (Russian) (Tatar)

v • d • e Cities and towns in the Republic of Tatarstan

Capital: Kazan

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