Yaransk
Town in Kirov Oblast, Russia
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Yaransk (Russian: Яра́нск; Mari: Яраҥ, Yaraň) is a town and the administrative center of Yaransky District in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the Yaran River (Vyatka's basin), 257 kilometers (160 mi) southwest of Kirov, the administrative center of the oblast.
Yaransk
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| Coordinates: 57°19′N 47°54′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kirov Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Yaransky District[1] |
| TownSelsoviet | Yaransk[1] |
| Founded | 1584 |
| Town status since | 1780 |
| Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 17,253 |
• Estimate (2021) | 14,284 (−17.2%) |
| • Capital of | Yaransky District,[1] Town of Yaransk[1] |
| • Municipal district | Yaransky Municipal District[3] |
| • Urban settlement | Yaranskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
| • Capital of | Yaransky Municipal District,[3] Yaranskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [4]) |
| Postal codes[5] | 612260–612263, 612269 |
| OKTMO ID | 33650101001 |
History
In the Middle Ages, it had a central position in the land of Mari and served as the capital of the Mari people. In 1584, Yaransk was founded as a Russian fortress on the Yaran River where the old Mari fortress once stood to defend against the Mari.[citation needed] A posad later grew around the fortress. Town status was granted to Yaransk in 1780.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yaransk serves as the administrative center of Yaransky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with eighteen rural localities, incorporated within Yaransky District as the Town of Yaransk.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Yaransk is incorporated within Yaransky Municipal District as Yaranskoye Urban Settlement.[3]
Population
Population: 17,253 (2010 census);[2] 19,723 (2002 census);[6] 20,466 (1989 Soviet census).[7]