Alatyr
Алатырь
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• Chuvash | Улатӑр |
Location of Alatyr | |
Location of Alatyr Show map of RussiaAlatyr (Chuvash Republic) Show map of Chuvash Republic | |
Coordinates: 54°51′N 46°35′E / 54.850°N 46.583°E / 54.850; 46.583 | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Chuvashia[1] |
Founded | 1552[2] |
Town status since | 1780 |
Government | |
• Head | Mikhail Mariskin |
Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 38,203 |
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• Subordinated to | Town of Alatyr[1] |
• Capitalof | Town of Alatyr,[1] Alatyrsky District[1] |
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• Urban okrug | Alatyr Urban Okrug[4] |
• Capitalof | Alatyr Urban Okrug,[4] Alatyrsky Municipal District[4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] |
429820-429828
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Dialing code(s) | +7 83531 |
OKTMOID | 97704000001 |
Town Day | First Saturday of August |
Website | gov |
Alatyr (Russian: Ала́тырь; Chuvash: Улатӑр Ulatăr) is a town in the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located on the Sura River at its confluence with the Alatyr River. Population: 38,203 (2010 Russian census);[3] 43,161 (2002 Census);[7] 46,593 (1989 Soviet census);[8] 43,000 (1968).
Alatyr is one of the oldest towns in the republic. It was founded in 1552[2] as a fortified outpost where an old Mordvin village once stood, and was granted town status in 1780.[citation needed] Alatyr gained economic importance in 1894 after to the construction of the Moscow—Ryazan—Kazan railroad.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Alatyr serves as the administrative centerofAlatyrsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Alatyr—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Alatyr is incorporated as Alatyr Urban Okrug.[4]
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