Saransk

Saransk (Russian: Саранск; Moksha: Саранош) is the capital city of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia. In 2010 there were 297,415 people living there.

Saransk (English)
Саранск (Russian)
Саранош (Moksha)
Саран ош  (Erzya)
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Собор Фёдора Ушакова
Краеведческий музейЖелезнодорожный вокзал
Музыкальный театр имени И. М. ЯушеваПлощадь Тысячелетия
Clockwise from top: Cathedral of St. Theodore Ushakov, Regional museum, Saransk I railway station, Musical theatre named after I. M. Yaushev, Millennium square and main building Mordovian State University
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City DayJune 12
Administrative status (as of May 2014)
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Mordovia
Administratively subordinated tocity of republic significance of Saransk
Capital ofRepublic of Mordovia
Administrative center ofcity of republic significance of Saransk
Municipal status (as of March 2010)
Urban okrugSaransk Urban Okrug
Administrative center ofSaransk Urban Okrug
Mayor[1]Pyotr Tultayev[1]
Representative bodyCouncil of Deputies
Statistics
Area383 km2 (148 sq mi)[2]
Population (2010 Census,
preliminary)
297,415 inhabitants[3]
Rank in 201064th
Density777/km2 (2,012/sq mi)[4]
Time zoneMSK (UTC+04:00)
Founded1641[5]
City status since1780[6]
Postal code(s)430000–430013, 430015–430019, 430021, 430023–430025, 430027, 430028, 430030–430034, 430700, 430899, 430950, 995300
Dialing code(s)+7 8342[7]
Official website

Twin towns − Sister cities

Saransk is twinned with:

Saransk Media

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Официальный сайт Администрации городского округа Саранск". adm-saransk.ru. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  2. "Саранск — столица Мордовии". Администрация городского округа Саранск. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  3. "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)
  4. 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.
  5. Chief secretary of the Governing Senate I. K. Kirillov (1726). Flourishing State of the All-Russian Nation (Цветущее состояние Всероссийского государства) (in русский). Saransk, a town chopped from wood, was founded in 1641, just caved in from decrepitude it is lying on a hill by the Inzar river, and through the Inzar flows a river named Saranka (Саранск, город деревянной рубленой, построен во 149-м (1641) году, но токмо ныне от ветхости обвалился, стоит на горе при реке Инзаре, а сквозь того города течёт река Саранка)
  6. V. N. Kuklin (1983). Biography of Saransk Roads (Биографии саранских улиц). Saransk: Mordovian Book Publishing. p. 9.
  7. "Телефонный код Саранска (8342) - правила набора номера с мобильных и стационарных телефонов". kodifikant.ru. Retrieved November 24, 2018.

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