 Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mamadysh serves as the administrative center of Mamadyshsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.As a municipal division, the town of Mamadysh is incorporated within Mamadyshsky Municipal District as Mamadysh Urban Settlement.As of 1997, industrial enterprises in the town included a wood-processing factory, a forestry farm, a cotton mill, a brick factory, a butter factory, and a distillery.