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Paranga, Russia

Paranga
Параньга (Russian)
Поранча (Meadow Mari)
-  Urban-type settlement  -
Map of Russia - Mari El Republic (2008-03).svg
Location of the Mari El Republic in Russia
Paranga is located in Mari El
Paranga
Paranga
Location of Paranga in the Mari El Republic
Coordinates: 56°43′N 49°25′E / 56.717°N 49.417°E / 56.717; 49.417Coordinates: 56°43′N 49°25′E / 56.717°N 49.417°E / 56.717; 49.417
Administrative status (as of October 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Mari El Republic
Administrative district Paranginsky District
Urban-type settlement Paranga Urban-Type Settlement
Administrative center of Paranginsky District, Paranga Urban-Type Settlement
Municipal status (as of August 2014)
Municipal district Paranginsky Municipal District
Urban settlement Paranga Urban Settlement
Administrative center of Paranginsky Municipal District, Paranga Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 5,985 inhabitants
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Postal code(s) 425570
Paranga population
2010 Census 5,985
2002 Census 6,716
1989 Census 6,863
1979 Census 5,532

Paranga (Russian: Параньга́; Meadow Mari: Поранча) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Paranginsky District of the Mari El Republic, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,985.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Paranga serves as the administrative center of Paranginsky District. As an administrative division, the urban-type settlement of Paranga, together with one rural locality (the village of Lyazhberdino), is incorporated within Paranginsky District as Paranga Urban-Type Settlement (an administrative division of the district). As a municipal division, Paranga Urban-Type Settlement is incorporated within Paranginsky Municipal District as Paranga Urban Settlement.


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