Kumertau (Russian: Кумерта́у; Bashkir: Күмертау, Kümertaw) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located 250 kilometers (160 mi) from Ufa and 102 kilometers (63 mi) from Sterlitamak. Population: 62,851 (2010 Russian census);[1] 65,003 (2002 Census);[7] 64,260 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
Kumertau
Кумертау | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Bashkir | Күмертау |
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Coordinates: 52°46′N 55°47′E / 52.767°N 55.783°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Bashkortostan |
Founded | 1948 |
Town status since | 1952 |
Elevation | 310 m (1,020 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 62,851 |
• Estimate (2018)[2] | 60,164 (−4.3%) |
• Rank | 253rd in 2010 |
• Subordinated to | town of republic significance of Kumertau[3] |
• Capital of | town of republic significance of Kumertau[3] |
• Urban okrug | Kumertau Urban Okrug[4] |
• Capital of | Kumertau Urban Okrug[4] |
Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | 453300 |
OKTMO ID | 80723000001 |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1959 | 30,937 | — |
1970 | 44,403 | +43.5% |
1979 | 51,889 | +16.9% |
1989 | 64,260 | +23.8% |
2002 | 65,003 | +1.2% |
2010 | 62,851 | −3.3% |
2021 | 57,949 | −7.8% |
Source: Census data |
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with four rural localities, incorporated as the town of republic significance of Kumertau—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[3] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Kumertau is incorporated as Kumertau Urban Okrug.[4]
Ethnic composition: Russians: 61.6%; Bashkirs: 16.4%; Tatars: 12.9%; Chuvash people: 4%; others: 5.1%.[citation needed]
Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise is located in Kumertau, which produces helicopters (part of the holding Russian Helicopters).