Arsk

"Archa" redirects here. For other uses, see Archa (disambiguation).

Arsk (English) Арск (Russian) Арча (Tatar)
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Arsk
Coordinates: 56°05′N 49°53′E / 56.083°N 49.883°E / 56.083; 49.883Coordinates: 56°05′N 49°53′E / 56.083°N 49.883°E / 56.083; 49.883
Administrative status
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Tatarstan
Administrative district	Arsky District[citation needed]
Administrative center of	Arsky District[citation needed]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census, preliminary)	18,114 inhabitants[1]
Population (2002 Census)	17,211 inhabitants[2]
Time zone	MSD (UTC+04:00)[3]
Founded	13th century[citation needed]

Arsk (Russian: Арск, IPA: [ˈarsk]; Tatar Cyrillic: Арча, Latin: Arça, [ʌrˈɕa]) is a town and the administrative center of Arsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the banks of the Kazanka River, 65 kilometers (40 mi) from Kazan, the republic's capital. Arsk is also a station on the Kazan-Agryz railroad. Population: 18,114 (2010 Census preliminary results);^[1] 17,211 (2002 Census);^[2] 13,938 (1989 Census).^[4]

The Tatar name of the town (Arça) can be translated as Udmurt's or Udmurtian. The town was a capital of Arsk Darugha (Arça daruğası) during the Kazan Khanate period (a darugha was a type of subdivision of Kazan Khanate). Even though the town was located in the area mostly populated by Tatars, the larger part of darugha's population was Udmurt. It is possible that earlier population of this area was also Finnic, who later assimilated with the Tatars. Arsk was one of the strongest forts in the khanate. It was captured by the Russian army under Prince Vorotynsky in 1552.

It was founded in the 13th century by Volga Bulgarians. In 1606, it was rebuilt as Russian fortress. In 1708–1796, it was the center of Arsky Uyezd. In 1781–1926, it was granted town status. In 1918, it was taken in an anti-Bolshevik peasant rebellion. In 1920–1930, it was a center of Arsky Kanton. In 1938, it was demoted in status to that of an urban-type settlement. On June 27, 2008, it was granted town status a.^[5]

Eastern part of Kazan, that formerly was situated out of the Arsk Gates of Kazan during Khanate's epoch was called Arsk Field. Later, this name spread to cermentary, now situated in Central Kazan.

Ethnically, Tatars comprise 83% and Russians—15% of the population, with Mordvins, Mari, Chuvash and Udmurts making up the remaining 2%.

See also

• Ar begs

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2010). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
3. ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication).
4. ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
5. ^ Государственный Совет Республики Татарстан. Постановление №3900-III ГС от 27 июня 2008 г «О преобразовании посёлка городского типа Арск Арского района Республики Татарстан». (State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan. Resolution #3900-III GS of June 27, 2008 On Transformation of the Urban-Type Settlement of Arsk of Arsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan. ).