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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| City Day | June 12 |
| Administrative status (as of May 2014) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Mordovia |
| Administratively subordinated to | city of republic significance of Saransk |
| Capital of | Republic of Mordovia |
| Administrative center of | city of republic significance of Saransk |
| Municipal status (as of March 2010) | |
| Urban okrug | Saransk Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Saransk Urban Okrug |
| Mayor[1] | Pyotr Tultayev[1] |
| Representative body | Council of Deputies |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 383 km2 (148 sq mi)[2] |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) | 297,415 inhabitants[3] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 64th |
| Density | 777/km2 (2,012/sq mi)[4] |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+04:00) |
| Founded | 1641[5] |
| City status since | 1780[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:
Botevgrad, Bulgaria
Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland- Sieradz, Poland
Saransk Media
The first station, built in 1893
The Mordovia Arena hosted 2018 FIFA World Cup games
Monument of Eternal Glory in memory of fallen soldiers
Trolleybus on Pobedy Street in Saransk
New terminal in 2018.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Официальный сайт Администрации городского округа Саранск. adm-saransk.ru. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ↑ Саранск — столица МордовииАдминистрация городского округа Саранск. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
- ↑ Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (2011)Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Chief secretary of the Governing Senate I. K. Kirillov. Flourishing State of the All-Russian Nation (Цветущее состояние Всероссийского государства) (in ru) (1726).
- ↑ V. N. Kuklin. Biography of Saransk Roads (Биографии саранских улиц) (1983). Saransk: Mordovian Book Publishing. p. 9.
- ↑ Телефонный код Саранска (8342) - правила набора номера с мобильных и стационарных телефонов. kodifikant.ru. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
Other websites
- Official website of the city of Saransk Archived 2009-02-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
