Novocheboksarsk

Novocheboksarsk (Russian: Новочебокса́рск; Chuvash: Ҫӗнӗ Шупашкар, Śĕnĕ Šupaškar) is a city in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located on the southern bank of the Volga River. It is a satellite city of Cheboksary, the capital of Chuvashia.

Novocheboksarsk
Новочебоксарск
City[1]
Other transcription(s)
 • ChuvashҪӗнӗ Шупашкар
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Novocheboksarsk
Novocheboksarsk (Chuvash Republic)
Coordinates: 56°08′N 47°30′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChuvashia[1]
FoundedNovember 18, 1960[2]
City status since1971[2]
Government
 • BodyCity Assembly of Deputies
 • Head[3]Oleg Biryukov[3]
Area
[2]
 • Total36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi)
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[4]
 • Total124,097
 • Estimate 
(2018)[5]
126,626 (+2%)
 • Rank131st in 2010
 • Density3,400/km2 (8,800/sq mi)
Administrative status
 • Subordinated tocity of republic significance of Novocheboksarsk[1]
 • Capital ofcity of republic significance of Novocheboksarsk[1]
Municipal status
 • Urban okrugNovocheboksarsk Urban Okrug[6]
 • Capital ofNovocheboksarsk Urban Okrug[6]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK [7])
Postal code(s)[8]
429950–429952, 429954–429956, 429958–429960, 429965
OKTMO ID97710000001
Twin townsŽatec, Klimovsk, Sterlitamak
Websitegov.cap.ru/main.asp?govid=82

History

Novocheboksarsk was founded in 1960 and was given city status in 1971.[2]

Twin towns and sister cities

Novocheboksarsk is twinned with:

References
  1. Law #28
  2. "General Information" (in Russian). Chuvash Republic. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  3. Official website of Novocheboksarsk. Oleg Borisovich Biryukov, Head of Novocheboksarsk Administration
  4. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  6. Law #37
  7. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  8. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
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