Vasilyevo (; ) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Zelenodolsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the left bank of the Volga River (Kuybyshev Reservoir), east of Zelenodolsk, the administrative center of the district. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 16,953.
History It was established in the 17th century and was granted urban-type settlement status in 1928.Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Tatarstan, p. 138
Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Vasilyevo is subordinated to Zelenodolsky District.Order #01-02/9 As a municipal division, Vasilyevo is incorporated within Zelenodolsky Municipal District as Vasilyevo Urban Settlement.Law #24-ZRT
Economy and infrastructure As of 1997, the major industrial enterprises in the settlement were a laboratory glassware and tools plant, a bakery, as well as various construction and timber factories. The settlement serves as a railway station on the Kazan–Kanash line.
Demographics
In 1989, the population was ethnically mostly Russian (69.0%), followed by Tatars (26.3%) and Chuvash (1.8%).
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