Bolgar, Spassky District, Republic of Tatarstan

Bolgar
Болгар
Other transcription(s)
 • TatarБолгар
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Location of Bolgar
Bolgar
Bolgar (Tatarstan)
Coordinates: 54°58′27″N 49°01′51″E / 54.97417°N 49.03083°E / 54.97417; 49.03083
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTatarstan
Administrative districtSpassky District
Founded1781
Area
 • Total
8.0 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 • Total
8,650
 • Estimate 
(2021)
8,285 (−4.2%)
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
 • Capital ofSpassky District
 • Municipal districtSpassky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementBolgar Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofSpassky Municipal District, Bolgar Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal codes
422840, 422869
Dialing code+7 84347
OKTMO ID92632101001
Websitespasskiy.tatarstan.ru/rus/mo-gorod-bolgar.htm

Bolgar (Russian: Болгар; Tatar: Болгар) is a town and the administrative center of Spassky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the left bank of the Volga River, 140 kilometers (87 mi) from Kazan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 8,650.

It was previously known as Spassk (until 1926), Spassk-Tatarsky (until 1935), Kuybyshev (until 1991).