Naberezhnye Chelny
Naberezhnye Chelny
Набережные Челны | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Tatar | Яр Чаллы |
Clockwise from top: Boulevard of Enthusiasts, «2/18» Business Centre, City view from Kama River, IT park | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Interactive map of Naberezhnye Chelny | |
Naberezhnye Chelny Location of Naberezhnye Chelny Naberezhnye Chelny Naberezhnye Chelny (Tatarstan) | |
| Coordinates: 55°41′N 52°19′E / 55.683°N 52.317°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tatarstan |
| Founded | c. 1172 |
| City status since | April 10, 1930 |
| Government | |
| • Body | City Council |
| • Mayor | Nail Magdeev |
| Elevation | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 513,193 |
• Estimate (2025) | 548,221 (+6.8%) |
| • Rank | 35th in 2010 |
| • Subordinated to | city of republic significance of Naberezhnye Chelny |
| • Capital of | Tukayevsky District, city of republic significance of Naberezhnye Chelny |
| • Urban okrug | Naberezhnye Chelny Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Naberezhnye Chelny Urban Okrug, Tukayevsky Municipal District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code | 423800-423849 |
| Dialing code | +7 8552 |
| OKTMO ID | 92730000001 |
| City Day | August 10 |
| Website | www |
Naberezhnye Chelny (Russian: На́бережные Челны́, IPA: [ˈnabʲɪrʲɪʐnɨjə tɕɪlˈnɨ] ⓘ; Tatar: Яр Чаллы, IPA: [ˈjar ɕɑlːɤ̆]) is the second largest city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. A major industrial center, Naberezhnye Chelny stands on the Kama River 225 kilometers (140 mi) east of Kazan near Nizhnekamsk Reservoir. Population: 548,434 (2021 census); 513,193 (2010 census); 509,870 (2002 census); 500,309 (1989 Soviet census).
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1897 | 1,000 | — |
| 1926 | 4,000 | +300.0% |
| 1939 | 9,400 | +135.0% |
| 1959 | 19,103 | +103.2% |
| 1970 | 37,923 | +98.5% |
| 1979 | 301,381 | +694.7% |
| 1989 | 500,309 | +66.0% |
| 2002 | 509,870 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 513,193 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 548,434 | +6.9% |
| Source: Census data | ||
The city was briefly known as Brezhnev from 1982 to 1988.