City: Kazan

Country: Russia

Mayor: Ilsur Metshin

Introduction:

Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. Kazan lies on the left side of the Volga River and the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. It is the business, cultural and traffic center of the middle reaches of the Volga River.

Date of establishment of sister-city relations with Hangzhou: October 16, 2003