Cheboksary
Cheboksary (/ˌtʃɛbɒkˈsæri/; Russian: Чебокса́ры; Chuvash: Шупашкар, tr. Šupaškar) is the capital city of Chuvashia, Russia. It is also a major port on the Volga River.
| Cheboksary (English) Чебоксары (Russian) Шупашкар (Chuvash) | |
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| Anthem | Anthem of Cheboksary[2][3] |
| City Day | Third Sunday of August |
| Administrative status (as of July 2013) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chuvash Republic[1] |
| Administratively subordinated to | city of republic significance of Cheboksary[1] |
| Capital of | Chuvash Republic[1] |
| Administrative center of | city of republic significance of Cheboksary[1] |
| Municipal status (as of November 2011) | |
| Urban okrug | Cheboksary Urban Okrug[4] |
| Administrative center of | Cheboksary Urban Okrug[4] |
| Head[6] | Oleg Nikolayev[5] |
| Representative body | City Assembly of Deputies[6] |
| Statistics | |
| Area (city) (2012) | 250.9 km2 (96.9 sq mi)[7] |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) | 453,721 inhabitants[8] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 39th |
| Population (January 2014 est.) | 468,725 inhabitants[9] |
| Density | 1,808/km2 (4,683/sq mi)[10] |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+04:00) |
| First mentioned | 1469[11] |
| City status since | 1781[11] |
| Postal code(s) | 428000–428006, 428008–428015, 428017–428025, 428027–428029,428031, 428032, 428034–428038, 428899, 428999, 996200 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8352 |
| Official website | |
History
Cheboksary was first mentioned in the 15th century by Russian soldiers that were on their way to invade the Khanate of Kazan. In European maps, the city was first shown as Cibocar and Veda-Suar. In 1555, the Russians built a fort there and in 1781 it was granted town status.[11] In 1965, the population of Cheboksary had grown to 163,000.
Population
Population: 453,721 (2010 Census);[8] 440,621 (2002 Census);[12] 419,592 (1989 Census).[13]
The city of Cheboksary together with its satellite city Novocheboksarsk form an agglomeration with a population of more than 680 thousand people.
Major ethnic groups
The population of Cheboksary is mainly made up of the two following ethnic groups; the Chuvash (62%), and ethnic Russians (34%).[14]
Education
Some educational institutions include the Chuvash State University, Chuvash State Agriculture Academy, the Chuvash State Pedagogical University, and the Cheboksary Cooperative Technical School.
Economy
Cheboksary is located nearby the Cheboksary Dam, which provides large amounts of hydroelectric power. It is also the headquarters of Concern Tractor Plants, Russia's largest machine building company.
Climate
The climate of the city is continental (Köppen classification system: Dfb). Its climate is similar to that of Moscow.
| Climate data for Cheboksary (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1929–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) |
5.0 (41) |
13.5 (56.3) |
28.6 (83.5) |
32.6 (90.7) |
36.4 (97.5) |
38.6 (101.5) |
39.9 (103.8) |
29.7 (85.5) |
25.0 (77) |
13.4 (56.1) |
7.0 (44.6) |
39.9 (103.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | -7.3 (18.9) |
-6.6 (20.1) |
-0.3 (31.5) |
9.9 (49.8) |
18.9 (66) |
22.5 (72.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
-0.6 (30.9) |
-5.6 (21.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | -10.0 (14) |
-9.6 (14.7) |
-3.6 (25.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
4.7 (40.5) |
-2.8 (27) |
-8.0 (17.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | -12.7 (9.1) |
-12.4 (9.7) |
-6.6 (20.1) |
1.3 (34.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
12.7 (54.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
2.1 (35.8) |
-4.8 (23.4) |
-10.4 (13.3) |
1.1 (34) |
| Record low °C (°F) | -42.3 (-44.1) |
-42.2 (-44) |
-32.5 (-26.5) |
-21.4 (-6.5) |
-5.1 (22.8) |
-4.8 (23.4) |
1.7 (35.1) |
-1.5 (29.3) |
-7.5 (18.5) |
-15.3 (4.5) |
-29.9 (-21.8) |
-44.3 (-47.7) |
-44.3 (-47.7) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 32 (1.26) |
24 (0.94) |
29 (1.14) |
33 (1.3) |
41 (1.61) |
64 (2.52) |
70 (2.76) |
59 (2.32) |
51 (2.01) |
58 (2.28) |
43 (1.69) |
36 (1.42) |
540 (21.26) |
| % Humidity | 85 | 80 | 79 | 58 | 56 | 59 | 52 | 62 | 74 | 79 | 87 | 86 | 71 |
| Avg. rainy days | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 127 |
| Avg. snowy days | 25 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 105 |
| Source: Погода и Климат[15] | |||||||||||||
Cheboksary Media
Cheboksary trolleybus, the blue stripe at the bottom symbolizes the Volga River
Intercity hydrofoil river tram in Chuvash colors
The new Government House of the Chuvash Republic
The Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theater
Чувашский государственный художественный музей, г. Чебоксары
Cheboksary National Library
This is a photo of a cultural heritage object in Russia, number:
Chuvash Drama Theatre at the Red Square
Cheboksary. Dormition Church
Mother Patroness Monument in center of the city
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Law #28
- ↑ Charter of Cheboksary, Article 4
- ↑ Decision #1525
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Law #37
- ↑ Official website of Cheboksary. Leonid Ilyich Cherkesov, Head of the City of Cheboksary (in Russian)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Charter of Cheboksary, Article 23
- ↑ Resolution #2083
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1[[Category:Articles containing Russian language text]]". Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); no-break space character in|accessdate=at position 9 (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help); URL–wikilink conflict (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Chuvash Republic Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Численность населения на 1 января 2014 года Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ↑ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. pp. 510–512. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
- ↑ "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек[[Category:Articles containing Russian language text]]". Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); no-break space character in|accessdate=at position 9 (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help); URL–wikilink conflict (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров.[[Category:Articles containing Russian language text]]". Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989) (in Russian). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); no-break space character in|accessdate=at position 9 (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help); URL–wikilink conflict (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Национальный состав населения районов и городов Чувашской Республики по данным переписи населения 2002 года
- ↑ "Climate Cheboksary". Pogoda.ru.net. Retrieved 5 November 2021.