Yelabuga is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the right bank of the Kama River and 200 km east from Kazan. Population: 70728 ; 68663 ; 53537 . The name of the city of Yelabuga comes from the Turkic personal name Alabuga. According to another version, the name comes from the Tatar name of the nearby lake Alabuga.Wikipedia