Mamadyshsky District

[4][5][6] The Mamadyshsky district is located in the north-east of the Republic of Tatarstan, on the eastern part of the Russkaya Plain.

According to the official interpretation, such a composition indicates the unity of physical forces and spiritual aspirations, as well as the inextricable connection between the inhabitants of rural and urban settlements.

In the lower part of the coat of arms there are two wavy lines — silver and blue, symbolizing the Kama, Vyatka and other smaller rivers of the region.

[4] At the beginning of the 12th century, the Bulgar settlement “Ak Kirmen” or “White Fortress” was established on the territory of the modern Mamadysh district.

The rest of the territory now occupied by the current Mamadyshsky district belonged to the lands of the Zuisky, Moskovsky and Donskoy monasteries and the Kazan bishop's house.

On September 28, 1781, by the decree of Catherine the Great, the village of Mamadysh was elevated to the status of a district town within the Kazan Governorate.

According to the results of the 2010 census, Tatars made up 76.3% of the district’s population, 20.1% identified as Russians, 1.25% as Udmurts, 1.37% as Mari, 0.1% as Chuvash and 0.1% as Bashkirs.

As of 2020 the plant is the largest consumer of grain in the republic as part of the Tatspirtprom holding and annually produces up to 7.5 thousand tons of dry feed yeast, which is exported to Germany, Poland, Latvia and Lithuania.

In 2016, the management of the holding decided to modernize several factories, including the one at Mamadyshsky in order to increase production volumes.

This year, Tatspirtprom's tax contributions amounted to 20.2 billion rubles: in 2016, the holding was the second largest taxpayer in the republic.

In 2018, the Mamadyshsky distillery received a quality certificate for its compliance with the GMP+ international feed safety management system.

The enterprise produces milk and dairy products, including 17 various types of cheese and is part of the Azbuka Syra holding.

The company purchased 26.3 thousand hectares of the region’s land, which it sows with grain crops for sale and own production.

The site was created as part of the federal program to stimulate small and medium-sized businesses and improve investment flows into the region.

For the development of small and medium-sized businesses, industrial sites “Selkhoztekhnika” and “Selkhozkhimiya” operate on the territory of the district, providing services to a total of 20 residents enterprises.

[6] In the period January–June of 2020, the total volume of investment in fixed assets in the district, excluding budgetary funds, amounted to over 1.21 billion rubles.

The “Sokolsky Forest” occupies an area of 3852 hectares on the banks of the Vyatka and Kama Rivers, and the watershed plateau — Sokolinye Gory — belongs to it.

The total area of the park is 182.8 hectares and a protected species of chipmunks listed in the Red Book is found on its territory.

In 2018, this reserve was a site for public outcry as the result of a decision allocating park territory for private construction.

[7][34] In the Mamadyshsky district there is a spring “Svyataya Chasha”, which, according to the local legend, appeared near an oak tree, where the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was later found.

[35] In 2020, the Mamadyshsky district became a part of the tourist project “1001 Pleasure” and the excursion program “Kirmen Zhiena”.

Under these programs, guests of the region visit the fortress-fort “Kirmenchuk” and the museum located in the historical center of Mamadysh.

[36] As of 2020, 68 educational institutions operated in the Mamadyshsky district, including one providing instruction in Udmurt and another in Mari as well as agricultural and vocational colleges.

These include the remains of ancient settlements, a complex of 27 tombstones from the 14th century, as well as historical buildings such as the Mamadysh town hall and the Gostiny dvor.