Alatyr, Chuvash Republic
Town in the Chuvash Republic, Russia
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Alatyr (Russian: Ала́тырь; Chuvash: Улатӑр, romanized: 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 Soviet census);[8] 43,000 (1968).
Alatyr
Алатырь | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Chuvash | Улатӑр |
An old building in the central part of Alatyr | |
![]() Interactive map of Alatyr | |
| Coordinates: 54°51′N 46°35′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chuvashia[1] |
| Founded | 1552[2] |
| Town status since | 1780 |
| Government | |
| • Head | Mikhail Mariskin |
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 38,203 |
• Estimate (2021) | 32,265 (−15.5%) |
| • Subordinated to | Town of Alatyr[1] |
| • Capital of | Town of Alatyr,[1] Alatyrsky District[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Alatyr Urban Okrug[4] |
| • Capital of | Alatyr Urban Okrug,[4] Alatyrsky Municipal District[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK |
| Postal code[6] | 429820-429828 |
| Dialing code | +7 83531 |
| OKTMO ID | 97704000001 |
| Town Day | First Saturday of August |
| Website | gov |
History
Alatyr is one of the oldest towns in the republic. It was founded in 1552,[2] succeeding the outpost of Kurmysh, which had served as the easternmost Russian outpost for two centuries.[9] Alatyr originally served as a fortified outpost where an old Mordvin village once stood, and it was granted town status in 1780.[citation needed] Alatyr gained economic importance in 1894 after the construction of the Moscow—Ryazan—Kazan railroad.[citation needed]
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.[4]
