Kaybitsky District (Russian: Кайбицкий райо́н, Tatar: Кайбыч районы) is a territorial administrative unit and municipality of the Republic of Tatarstan within the Russian Federation. The territory of the district includes 57 settlements and 17 rural settlements. Тhe district population was 13,415 at the beginning of 2020. The administrative center is the village of Bolshiye Kaybitsy.^[4][5]

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Kaybitsky District Кайбицкий район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Tatar	Кайбыч районы
Grain field, Kaybitsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kaybitsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan
Coordinates: 55°23′N 48°06′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Tatarstan
Established	19 April 1991
Administrative center	Bolshiye Kaybitsy
Area
• Total	995.40 km2 (384.33 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[1]
• Total	14,898
• Estimate  (2018)[2]	13,878 (−6.8%)
• Density	15/km2 (39/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities	57 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Kaybitsky Municipal District
• Municipal divisions	0 urban settlements, 17 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [3])
OKTMO ID	92629000
Website	http://kaybici.tatarstan.ru/

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The region is located in the west of Tatarstan. It shares borders with the Zelenodolsky, Verkhneuslonsky and Apastovskiy districts of the republic, and with Chuvashia (Urmarskiy, Yantikovskiy, Kanashskiy, Komsomolskiy and Yalchikskiy districts). The terrain of the district is a slightly elevated plain with heights of 180–220 meters. The largest river in the district is the Sviyaga. Other large rivers that flow through the district include the Kubnya, Birlya, Uryum, Biya, Cheremshan and Imelli.^[6]

The coat of arms and flag of the district were approved by the decision of the representative body of the Kaybitsky municipal district of the Republic of Tatarstan on December 19, 2005. Their development was carried out by the Heraldic Council under the President of the Republic. The coat of arms has a golden oak topped by a green crown. The mainstay of the economy of the district is agriculture, which is represented by the colors gold and green. The oak is a symbol of longevity, toughness, nobility, and courage. The tree also reflects the multinational composition of the district population which includes Russians, Tatars, and Chuvash among others. The shape of the green leafy crown is modeled after the form traced by the boundaries of the Kaybitsky district. The flag is based on heraldic elements of the coat of arms.^{[7][8][9][10]}

The territory of the district used to be located in the Sviyazhsky and Tetyushsky districts of the Kazan province until 1920. The territory then resided in the Sviyazhsky canton of the Tatar ASSR from 1920 to 1927.^[11] The Ulyanovsky district with its municipal center at the village of Ulyankovo was formed on February 14, 1927. The administrative center of the district was later moved to Bolshiye Kaybitsy and the district was renamed Kaybitsky.^[12] The Podberezinsky district was included in the territory on May 17, 1956. The Kaybitsky district was abolished on January 4, 1963 after the transfer of its territories to the Apastovsky district during reforms aimed at the consolidation of administrative units in the Tatar ASSR. The Kaybitsky district was reestablished on April 19, 1991.^[13][14]

The first head of the newly formed region was Khanifatullin Azat Safinovich. In 1998, he was replaced by Zavdat Rashitovich Gaffarov, who held this position until March 2012. The Kaybitsky municipal district was headed by Rakhmatullin Albert Ilgizarovich.^[15][16][17]

The ethnic composition of the district is made up primarily of Tatars who compose 67.7% of the district population, with Russians and Chuvash constituting 26.2% and 5.3% of the district population respectively.

There are 57 settlements in the Kaybitsky district, of which 17 are rural settlements. The administrative centers of rural settlements are the villages: Bagayevo, Bolshiye Kaybitsy, Bolshoye Podberezye, Bolshoye Rusakovo, Burunduki, Kulanga, Kushmany, Malyye Memi, Molkeyevo, Murali, Nadezhdino, Staroye Tyaberdino, Ulyankovo, Fodorovskoye, Khozesanovo, Chuteyevo, and Yebalakovo.

The village of Bolshiye Kaybitsy is located 120 km south-west of Kazan, 18 km from the Kulanga railway station. The “Sviyazhsk - Buinsk - Ulyanovsk” railway line crosses through the eastern part of the district. The main highways serving the district are the “Bolshiye Kaybitsy - Ulanovo” (exit to R-241, to Kazan) and “Bolshiye Kaybitsy - Old Tyaberdino - A-151” (to Kanash), “Bolshiye Kaybitsy - Apastovo” (to Buinsk).^[9]

Federal plans exist to open the “Moscow - Nizhny Novgorod - Kazan” highway by 2024. This section of highway will become a part of the Europe - Western China roadway. The length of this highway will be 145 km, of which 100 km will pass through the Kaybitsky district (from the village of Kamylovo to the village of Malalla). This new section of highway will allow motorists to get from Moscow to Kazan in six and a half hours by car.^[24]

There are natural monuments of regional significance in the district including the “Kaibitsky oak groves”, “Turminskaya dacha”, “Bolshoye lake”, “Lake complex near the village of Novoye Patrikeevo” and “Birlya River”. The district is also home to protected plant and animal species listed in the Red Book of Tatarstan.^[25]

There are 44 cultural heritage sites in the district.^[26] Educational infrastructure in the district includes 28 secondary schools, 19 preschool institutions and three institutions of supplementary education in the district. The district is also home to a House of Culture, a museum, and a central library. The regional newspaper “Kaibitskie Zori” (Kaibych tanary) has been publishing in the Russian and Tatar languages since 1933.