Alatyr, Chuvash Republic
| Alatyr (English) Алатырь (Russian) Улатăр (Chuvash) |
|
|---|---|
| - Town - | |
 An old building in the central part of Alatyr |
|
.svg) Location of the Chuvash Republic in Russia |
|
 Alatyr
|
|
|
|
|
.png) |
.png) |
|
|
|
| Town Day | First Saturday of August |
| Administrative status (as of December 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chuvash Republic |
| Administratively subordinated to | Town of Alatyr |
| Administrative center of | Town of Alatyr,Alatyrsky District |
| Municipal status (as of November 2011) | |
| Urban okrug | Alatyr Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Alatyr Urban Okrug, Alatyrsky Municipal District |
| Head | Mikhail Mariskin |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 38,203 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1552 |
| Town status since | 1780 |
| Postal code(s) | 429820-429828 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 83531 |
|
|
|
| on | |
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); 43,161 (2002 Census);46,593 (1989 Census); 43,000 (1968).
Alatyr is one of the oldest towns in the republic. It was founded in 1552 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.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Alatyr serves as the administrative center of Alatyrsky District, even though it is not a part of it. 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. As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Alatyr is incorporated as Alatyr Urban Okrug.
...
Wikipedia