Yadrin

Yadrin (English) Ядрин (Russian) Етĕрне (Chuvash)
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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
Administrative district	Yadrinsky District
Urban settlement	Yadrinskoye
Administrative center of	Yadrinsky District, Yadrinskoye Urban Settlement
Municipal status (as of November 2011)
Municipal district	Yadrinsky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Yadrinskoye Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Yadrinsky Municipal District, Yadrinskoye Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	9,614 inhabitants
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
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);10,573 (2002 Census);10,149 (1989 Census).

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

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

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.

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

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