center of Spassky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Bolgar, together with the selo of Bolgary, is incorporated within Spassky Municipal District as Bolgar Urban Settlement. Economy As of 1997, the town's industrial enterprises included a meat factory, a bakery, a brewery, a clothing factory, and a forestry farm. The nearest railway station is Cherdakly on the Ulyanovsk–Ufa line, south of Bolgar. Since 2010, the tourism flow to Bolgar has increased about 20 times: in 2010 Bolgar was visited by 50 000 tourists, in 2018 the annual visitation number has reached 541 000. In 2016, Bolgar became the most popular touristic towns of Russia. Demographics As of 1989, the population was ethnically mostly Russian (83.4%), Tatar (12.9%), and Chuvash (2.1%). As of 2018, the town is on the 989 place from 1113 cities and towns of the Russian Federation in terms of the number of its inhabitants. Attractions The town is bordering the Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex World Heritage site. The property was inscribed to the World Heritage List in 2014 in accordance with criteria (ii) and (vi). Its architectural and archaeological heritage is considered evidence of the medieval city of Bolgar, which existed in the 7-15th centuries as a key political centre of the Volga Bulgaria and the first capital of the Golden Horde. The property also has a significant religious value as a symbolic place of the adoption of Islam by the Volga Bulgaria in 922 and serves as a pilgrimage place for Tatar Muslims. The following historic monuments are located in the complex: Northern Mausoluem Eastern Mausoleum Cathedral Mosque Big Minaret (Reconstruction) Assumption Church (currently operates as the Museum of the History of the Assumption Church) Small Minaret and Khan's Shrine Khan's Palace Black Chamber Eastern Chamber White Chamber Bath House No 2 Bath House No 3 Red Chamber The Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex is managed by the Bolgar State Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve, which museums are located inside of the property: Museum of the Bulgarian Civilization Quran Museum (Memorial Sign in honor of adoption of Islam by the Volga Bulgaria) Healer's House Museum Museum of the History of the Assumption Church Turkic-Tatar Writing Open Air Museum Bolgar Tea Party Museum Town on a River Museum Museum of the Nobility of Spassky Uyezd Abdulla Alish Museum Interactive Historic Riverside Saint Abraham's Well There are several attractions located