Tukayevsky District

Tukayevsky District (Russian: Тукаевский райо́н; Tatar: Cyrillic Тукай районы, Latin Tuqay rayonı) – is a territorial administrative unit and municipal district of the Republic of Tatarstan within the Russian Federation. The administrative center is Naberezhnye Chelny, but the city itself is not included as a part of the district. As of 2020, the population in the district was estimated at 42,511 people.

Tukayevsky district is a leader among the municipal districts of Tatarstan in the spheres of population welfare and economic development. Based on 2019 ratings of socio-economic development among municipalities in Tatarstan, Tukaevsky district took the fifth place. As of 2020, it ranked was among the top-three in the republic. The growth rate of gross regional product (GRP) was 106.9%, and its volume of economic activity estimated at 42.9 billion rubles. The region has well-developed industrial and agricultural sectors. The largest enterprises in the region include Chelny-Broiler, Kamsky Bekon, Naberezhnye Chelninsky elevator and the Naberezhnye Chelninsky bakery plant (Chelnykhleboprodukt).

One of the first of five regional territories for priority socio-economic development started operations in Naberezhnye Chelny in 2016.

The total area of the Tukaevsky district is 172,949 hectares, of which forested areas cover more than 20.6 thousand hectares. The region is located in the north-eastern part of the republic. Tukaevsky borders the Mendeleyevsky District, Agryzsky District, Yelabuzhsky District, Nizhnekamsky District, Zainsky District, Sarmanovsky District and Menzelinsky District. As of 2020, the population of the district was 42,511 people.

Symbols on the coat of arms and flag indicate the role of the region in the socio-economic development of Tatarstan. The main figure is the golden lion, representing strength, power, confidence and courage. The shaft and seven silver tassels symbolize the friendship of the multinational population, which are united by the traditional Sabantuy holiday. The blue tip of the coat of arms indicates the geographical position of the region along the Kama. Gold is a symbol of wealth, stability, respect and intelligence, while silver signifies purity, perfection, peace, understanding.