Yadrin

This article is about a town in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. For actress Amy Yadrin, see Wavelength (1967 film).
Yadrin (English)
Ядрин (Russian)
Етĕрне (Chuvash)
-  Town[1]  -

Location of the Chuvash Republic in Russia
Yadrin
Location of Yadrin in the Chuvash Republic
Coordinates: 55°56′N 46°12′E / 55.933°N 46.200°E / 55.933; 46.200Coordinates: 55°56′N 46°12′E / 55.933°N 46.200°E / 55.933; 46.200
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of December 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Chuvash Republic[1]
Administrative district Yadrinsky District[1]
Urban settlement Yadrinskoye
Administrative center of Yadrinsky District,[1] Yadrinskoye Urban Settlement
Municipal status (as of November 2011)
Municipal district Yadrinsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Yadrinskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Yadrinsky Municipal District,[2] Yadrinskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 9,614 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 1590
Town status since 1781
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Yadrin (Russian: Я́дрин; Chuvash: Етӗрне Yetĕrne) is a town and the administrative center of Yadrinsky District of the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Sura River, 86 kilometers (53 mi) southwest of Cheboksary, the capital of the republic. Population: 9,614(2010 Census);[3] 10,573(2002 Census);[5] 10,149(1989 Census).[6]

History

It was founded in 1590 as a fortified settlement and was granted town status in 1781.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yadrin serves as the administrative center of Yadrinsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Yadrinsky District as Yadrinskoye Urban Settlement.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Yadrinsky Municipal District.[2]

Demography

The Russian Federation Census 2010 reported a resident population for Yadrin of 9614, a 5 % decline from the 1989 census. The population of Yadrin peaked in 1996 at 11000, and has since declined steadily.

Ethnic composition

The population of Yadrin consists mainly of the two following ethnic groups; the Chuvash (67%), and ethnic Russians (31%).

Economy

Yadrin has several factories and development bases of the companies of heavy and food industry (e.g., Yadrin machinery plant, Yadrin factory of metal products, YMZ-Energy, Yadrin garment factory, Yadrin meat-packing plant). The town has branches of the following banks: Sberbank of Russia, Rosselkhozbank, Rosgosstrakh Bank.

Education

In Yadrin are 3 schools, a sport school and the Palace children's creativity.

Culture

Museums

Main sights

Notable residents

Notable people born in Yadrin include:

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Law #28
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #37
  3. 1 2 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. 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.
  6. 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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