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{{Short description|City in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia}}
{{Distinguish|Neftekumsk}}
{{update|date=February 2024}}
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'''Neftekamsk''' ({{langx|ru|Нефтека́мск}}; {{langx|ba|Нефтекама|translit=Neftekama}}) is a [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|city]] in the [[Republic of Bashkortostan]], [[Russia]], located in the northwest of the republic on the [[Kama River]], {{convert|220|km|sp=us}} from the republic's [[capital city|capital]] [[Ufa]]. It is a large industrial and cultural center of the republic. Population: {{ru-census|p2010=121,733|p2002=122,290|p1989=106,801}}

==Etymology==
The city is named after the [[Kama River]] and [[petroleum]] ({{lang|ru|нефть}}, ''neft'' in Russian).

==Geography==
The city's territory borders [[Krasnokamsky District|Krasnokamsky]] and [[Yanaulsky District]]s. A road network connects the town to Ufa, [[Birsk]], [[Yanaul]], [[Agidel]], [[Oktyabrsky, Republic of Bashkortostan|Oktyabrsky]], [[Izhevsk]], [[Perm, Russia|Perm]], and [[Kazan]]. The nearest railway station for long-distance trains is located in [[Amzya]], {{convert|15|km|sp=us}} away. There is a local train connecting Neftekamsk with Yanaul via Amzya. [[Neftekamsk Airport]] serves the city.

==History==
It was founded in 1957 after the discovery of an oil field in [[Krasnokamsky District]].{{citation needed|date=June 2010}} Town status was granted to it in 1963.{{citation needed|date=June 2010}}

==Administrative and municipal status==
Within the [[subdivisions of Russia#Administrative divisions|framework of administrative divisions]], it is, together with seven rural localities, incorporated as the '''[[city of federal subject significance|city of republic significance]] of Neftekamsk'''—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the [[administrative divisions of the Republic of Bashkortostan|districts]].<ref name="Resolution">Resolution #391</ref> As a [[subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions|municipal division]], the city of republic significance of Neftekamsk is incorporated as '''Neftekamsk Urban Okrug'''.<ref name="Law">Law #162-z</ref>

===Politics===
In March 2019, [[:ru:Мавлиев, Ратмир Рафилович|Ratmir Mavliyev]] became the head of the city district administration.<ref>{{Cite web |language=ru |url=http://neftcity.ru/index.php?dn=article&to=art&id=2 |title=Нефтекамск. Официальный сайт администрации городского округа - Глава администрации городского округа г. Нефтекамск - Документация |trans-title=Neftekamsk. Official website of the city district administration - Head of the Neftekamsk city district administration - Documentation |website=neftcity.ru |date=2010-11-03 |access-date=2020-09-16 |archive-date=2020-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928193318/http://neftcity.ru/index.php?dn=article&to=art&id=2 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, in March 2021, Eldar Sergeyevich Validov, who was initially his deputy, became the head of the city. Elections of deputies to the Council of the urban district of the city of Neftekamsk of the Republic of Bashkortostan of the fifth convocation in 2020 showed the following distribution of votes:<ref name="Asafyev-2020">{{cite news |last=Asafyev |first=Artur |title="Эти выборы нельзя назвать ни открытыми, ни честными" |trans-title="These elections cannot be called open or fair" |url=https://www.idelreal.org/a/30839472.html |accessdate=2020-09-15 |work=Idel.Реалии |publisher=Idel.Реалии |date=2020-09-15 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915175444/https://www.idelreal.org/a/30839472.html |archivedate=2020-09-15 |language=ru }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bashkortostan.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/bashkortostan?action=show&root=1&tvd=4024042261402&vrn=4024042261397&region=3&global=&sub_region=3&prver=0&pronetvd=0&vibid=4024042261402&type=228 |title=Центральная избирательная комиссия Российской Федерации |website=www.bashkortostan.vybory.izbirkom.ru |access-date=2020-09-16 |trans-title=Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Party !! Percentage of votes
|-
| [[Patriots of Russia]] || 1.5%
|-
| [[A Just Russia]] || 6.7%
|-
| [[Liberal Democratic Party of Russia]] || 6.9%
|-
| [[Communist Party of the Russian Federation]] || 15.1%
|-
| [[Civic Platform (Russia)|Civic Platform]] || 3.2%
|-
| [[United Russia]] || 59.2%
|-
| [[Yabloko]] || 4.5%
|}

Independent observers in Neftekamsk recorded violations during the elections to the City Duma, which were held early from 2am to 12pm on 13 September 2020.<ref name="Asafyev-2020"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Desyatkina |first=Anastasia |title=Общественный наблюдатель заявил о нарушении на избирательном участке в Башкирии |trans-title=A public observer reported a violation at a polling station in Bashkiria |language=ru |url=https://ufa1.ru/text/politics/69463471/ |accessdate=2020-09-16 |work=UFA1.RU |date=2020-09-11 |archivedate=2020-09-14 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914230237/https://ufa1.ru/text/politics/69463471/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Davletova |first=Guldar |title="Он галочку сам поставил": в Башкирии избирком попытался отделаться от обвинения в подделке бюллетеня |trans-title=“He checked the box himself”: in Bashkortostan, the election commission tried to get rid of charges of forging a ballot |language=ru |url=https://ufa1.ru/text/incidents/69465345/ |accessdate=2020-09-16 |work=UFA1.RU |date=2020-09-12 |archivedate=2020-09-14 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914232841/https://ufa1.ru/text/incidents/69465345/}}</ref>

==Demographics==
The city ranks fourth in population in the republic after Ufa, [[Sterlitamak]], and [[Salavat, Russia|Salavat]]. In 2018, The City had a population of 127,821 people.{{Historical populations|9=1959|10=2946|11=1970|12=46482|17=1979|18=69586|23=1989|24=106801|25=2002|26=122290|27=2010|28=121733|29=2021|30=131942|source=Censuses<ref>{{cite web|title=(USSR) Urban population of the union republics, and their territorial units|url=https://www.demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/census.php}}</ref><ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls | title = Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года. Том. 1, таблица 4. Численность населения России, федеральных округов, субъектов Российской Федерации, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов - райцентров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120203125040/http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls | url-status = dead | archivedate = 2012-02-03 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite web | url = http://krasstat.gks.ru/wps/wcm/connect/rosstat_ts/krasstat/resources/20d7bd804eba60379580f5263284271d/1.10.xlsx | title = Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Итоги по Красноярскому краю. 1.10 Численность населения гор.округов, мун.районов, гор. и сел. поселе | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20151222093629/http://krasstat.gks.ru/wps/wcm/connect/rosstat_ts/krasstat/resources/20d7bd804eba60379580f5263284271d/1.10.xlsx | url-status = dead | archivedate = 2015-12-22 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/tab-5_VPN-2020.xlsx | title = Таблица 5. Численность населения России, федеральных округов, субъектов Российской Федерации, городских округов, муниципальных районов, муниципальных округов, городских и сельских поселений, городских населенных пунктов, сельских населенных пунктов с населением 3000 человек и более - Итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2021 года | accessdate = 2021-10-01 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20220901194902/https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/tab-5_VPN-2020.xlsx | url-status = dead | archivedate = 2022-09-01 }}</ref>|align=right}}

==Economy==
The principal place of business of the city is the [[Neftekamsk Automotive Plant]], which is one of the major producers of passenger buses in Russia.

==References==
===Notes===
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===Sources===
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[[Category:Populated places established in 1963]]
[[Category:Populated places in Neftekamsk urban okrug]]