Aktanysh
Aktanysh
Актаныш | |
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Interactive map of Aktanysh | |
Aktanysh Location of Aktanysh Aktanysh Aktanysh (Tatarstan) | |
| Coordinates: 55°43′09″N 54°04′06″E / 55.71917°N 54.06833°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tatarstan |
| Administrative district | Aktanyshsky District |
| SettlementSelsoviet | Aktanysh Settlement |
| Elevation | 67 m (220 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 8,923 |
• Estimate (2021) | 9,905 (+11%) |
| • Capital of | Aktanyshsky District, Aktanysh Settlement |
| • Municipal district | Aktanyshsky Municipal District |
| • Rural settlement | Aktanyshsky Rural Settlement |
| • Capital of | Aktanyshsky Municipal District, Aktanyshsky Rural Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code | 423737 |
| OKTMO ID | 92605409101 |
Aktanysh (Russian: Актаны́ш; Tatar: Актаныш; Bashkir: Аҡтаныш), historically known as Lower Aktanyshbash (Russian: Нижний Актанышбаш; Bashkir: Түбәнге Аҡтанышбаш) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Aktanyshsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. The population is less than 10,000, though it has steadily increased in recent decades; 8,923 (2010 census); 8,148 (2002 census); 6,814 (1989 Soviet census).
The village is situated in the lower reaches of the Belaya (Ağiðel) river, in the easternmost part of Tatarstan, less than 6 km (3.7 mi) from the border with Bashkortostan. Aktanysh lies about 300 km (190 mi) east of Kazan and 165 km (103 mi) northwest of Ufa as the crow flies.