Alatyr, Chuvash Republic

For other places with the same name, see Alatyr.
Alatyr (English)
Алатырь (Russian)
Улатăр (Chuvash)
-  Town[1]  -

An old building in the central part of Alatyr

Location of the Chuvash Republic in Russia
Alatyr
Location of Alatyr in the Chuvash Republic
Coordinates: 54°51′N 46°35′E / 54.850°N 46.583°ECoordinates: 54°51′N 46°35′E / 54.850°N 46.583°E
Coat of arms
Flag
Town Day First Saturday of August
Administrative status (as of December 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Chuvash Republic[1]
Administratively subordinated to Town of Alatyr[1]
Administrative center of Town of Alatyr,[1] Alatyrsky District[1]
Municipal status (as of November 2011)
Urban okrug Alatyr Urban Okrug[2]
Administrative center of Alatyr Urban Okrug,[2] Alatyrsky Municipal District[2]
Head Mikhail Mariskin
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 38,203 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 1552[5]
Town status since 1780
Postal code(s)[6] 429820-429828
Dialing code(s) +7 83531
Official website
Alatyr on WikiCommons

Alatyr (Russian: Ала́тырь; Chuvash: Улатăр 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 Census);[3] 43,161 (2002 Census);[7] 46,593 (1989 Census);[8] 43,000 (1968).

History

Alatyr is one of the oldest towns in the republic. It was founded in 1552[5] as a fortified outpost where an old Mordvin village once stood, and was granted town status in 1780. Alatyr gained economic importance in 1894 after to the construction of the Moscow—Ryazan—Kazan railroad.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Alatyr serves as the administrative center of Alatyrsky 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.[2]

Demographics

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Law #28
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Law #37
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 16. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  6. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  7. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года[All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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