Shumerlya
Town in Chuvashia, Russia
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Shumerlya (Russian: Шу́мерля; Chuvash: Ҫӗмӗрле, Śĕmĕrle) is a town in the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Sura River on the Nizhny Novgorod–Ulyanovsk highway. Population: 31,722 (2010 census);[3] 36,239 (2002 census);[7] 41,986 (1989 Soviet census);[8] 35,000 (1974).
Shumerlya
Шумерля | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Chuvash | Ҫӗмӗрле |
Shumerlya railway station building | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Interactive map of Shumerlya | |
  Shumerlya Location of Shumerlya  Shumerlya Shumerlya (Chuvash Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 55°32′N 46°23′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chuvashia[1] |
| Founded | 1916[2] |
| Town status since | 1937[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.8 km2 (5.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 31,722 |
• Estimate (2021) | 26,873 (−15.3%) |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (5,950/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | Town of Shumerlya[1] |
| • Capital of | Town of Shumerlya,[1] Shumerlinsky District[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Shumerlya Urban Okrug[4] |
| • Capital of | Shumerlya Urban Okrug,[4] Shumerlinsky Municipal District[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [5]) |
| Postal codes[6] | 429120, 429122–429125, 429127, 429130, 429139 |
| OKTMO ID | 97713000001 |
| Website | gov |
History
Founded in 1916, it was granted town status in 1937.[2]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shumerlya serves as the administrative center of Shumerlinsky 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 Shumerlya—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Shumerlya is incorporated as Shumerlya Urban Okrug.[4]
Notable residents
- Serhiy Bashkyrov (born 1959), Soviet and Ukrainian football player and coach