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 (English) Новочебоксарск (Russian) Ҫӗнӗ Шупашкар (Chuvash) | |
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| Administrative status (as of July 2013) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chuvash Republic[1] |
| Administratively subordinated to | city of republic significance of Novocheboksarsk[1] |
| Administrative center of | city of republic significance of Novocheboksarsk[1] |
| Municipal status (as of November 2011) | |
| Urban okrug | Novocheboksarsk Urban Okrug[2] |
| Administrative center of | Novocheboksarsk Urban Okrug[2] |
| Head[3] | Oleg Biryukov[3] |
| Representative body | City Assembly of Deputies |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi)[4] |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) | 124,097 inhabitants[5] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 131st |
| Density | 3,381/km2 (8,757/sq mi)[6] |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+04:00) |
| Founded | November 18, 1960[4] |
| City status since | 1971[4] |
| Postal code(s) | 429950–429952, 429954–429956, 429958–429960, 429965 |
| Official website | |
History
Novocheboksarsk was founded in 1960 and was given city status in 1971.[4]
Twin towns and sister cities
Novocheboksarsk is twinned with:
Klimovsk, Russia- Sterlitamak, Russia
Žatec, Czech Republic
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Law #28
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Law #37
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Official website of Novocheboksarsk. Oleg Borisovich Biryukov, Head of Novocheboksarsk Administration
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ 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.
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