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Bolğar

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town in Russia

Key facts

Tatar
Болгар
Country
Russia
Federal subject
Tatarstan
Administrative district
Spassky District
Total
8.0 km (3.1 sq mi)
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Estimate 2021
8,285 ( −4.2% )
Density
1,100/km (2,800/sq mi)
Capital of
Spassky District
Municipal district
Spassky Municipal District
Urban settlement
Bolgar Urban Settlement
Time zone
UTC+3 ( MSK )
Postal codes
422840, 422869
Dialing code
+7 84347
Website
spasskiy .tatarstan .ru /rus /mo-gorod-bolgar .htm

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Спасск
Population
8285
Area
116
Elevation
80
Image
Bolgar mosque.jpeg
Dialing code
84347
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Commons category
Bolghar
postal code
422840
time of earliest written record
0901-00-00
native label
Болгар
inception
0900-00-00
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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).

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