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Cheboksarsky District (Russian: Чебокса́рский райо́н; Chuvash: Шупашкар районӗ, Şupaşkar rayonĕ) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic and borders with the Mari El Republic in the north, Mariinsko-Posadsky District in the east, Tsivilsky and Krasnoarmeysky Districts in the south, and with Morgaushsky District in the west. The area of the district is 1,178.8 square kilometers (455.1 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Kugesi.[1] Population: 62,920 (2010 census);[3] 58,766 (2002 census);[7] 57,107 (1989 Soviet census).[8]

ChuvashШупашкар районӗ
CountryRussia
EstablishedSeptember 5, 1927
Quick facts Чебоксарский район (Russian), Other transcription(s) ...
Cheboksarsky District
Чебоксарский район (Russian)
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 • ChuvashШупашкар районӗ
Church of the Nativity of Christ, Cheboksarsky District
Church of the Nativity of Christ, Cheboksarsky District
Flag of Cheboksarsky District
Coat of arms of Cheboksarsky District
Location of Cheboksarsky District in the Chuvash Republic
Coordinates: 56.093°N 46.970°E / 56.093; 46.970
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChuvash Republic[1]
EstablishedSeptember 5, 1927
Administrative centerKugesi[1]
Area
 • Total
1,178.8 km2 (455.1 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
62,920
 • Density53.38/km2 (138.2/sq mi)
 • Urban
18.9%
 • Rural
81.1%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions17 rural settlement
 • Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements[4], 171 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asCheboksarsky Municipal District[5]
 • Municipal divisions[5]0 urban settlements, 17 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
OKTMO ID97544000
Websitehttp://gov.cap.ru/main.asp?govid=93
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Geography

The Volga River parts the district into a smaller area in the north and a larger southern area which contains the majority of the population.

History

The district was established on September 5, 1927.[citation needed]

Notable residents

  • Hyacinth (born Nikita Bichurin; 1777–1853), one of the founding fathers of Russian Sinology
  • Mikhail Ignatyev (1962–2020), politician

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