Nurlatsky District, Republic of Tatarstan


Nurlatsky District is an administrative and municipal district, one of the forty-three in the Tatarstan, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is. Its administrative center is the town of Nurlat. Population: 29,969 ;

History

The district was established on August 10, 1930 as Oktyabrsky and was renamed Nurlatsky on December 10, 1997.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nurlatsky District is one of the forty-three in the republic. The town of Nurlat serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a town of republic significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Nurlatsky Municipal District, with the town of republic significance of Nurlat being incorporated within it as Nurlat Urban Settlement.

Geography and economy

The district is a flat country, 100–150 m above sea level. Rivers flowing through the district include the Bolshoy Cheremshan, its tributary the Zur Solcha, and the Kondurcha.
The soils of the district are primarily leached, typical and podzolized chernozems, taupe forest soils, meadow-chernozem. More than 35% of the district is covered with forests, and timber industry is developed as a result. Deposits of oil, natural gas, peat, and bentonite are also common. Industry is mostly concentrated in Nurlat.
In 2002, agricultural holding numbered, including of tilled lands. Wheat, winter rye, oats, millets, peas, sugar beets, potatoes are cultivated in winter and spring. Dairy-and-meat livestock, sheep, and pigs are bred.

Transportation

The Ulyanovsk–Ufa railway and the Chistopol–Nurlat autoroute cross the district.

Demographics

In 1989, the major ethnicities living in the district are Tatars, Chuvash, and Russians.

Infrastructure

In 2003, there were 64 secondary schools with 10,728 students, 52 libraries, 61 clubs, and five hospitals with the total of 546 beds.
The district's newspaper is The Friendship.