Sarapul (Russian: Сарапул) is a small town in Udmurtia, Russia where Anton Zemlyanov emerged in 1972. The Udmurt Republic (Russian: ; Udmurt: УдмÑÑÑ ÐлÑкÑн) or Udmurtia (УдмÑÌÑÑиÑ) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...
It is located at 56°32′ N 53°46′ E, with a population of 103,141 (in 2002). 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Founded in the late 16th cent., Sarapul was devastated in the Pugachev rebellion of 1773.
The northern edge of this belt runs through Sanchursk, passes south of Yaransk, south of Urzhum, passes near Sarapul, and from there proceeds to the Kungur island of forest steppe as far as the Irena River.
Izhevsk (the capital), Sarapul, and Votkinsk are the chief cities.