Novocheboksarsk
Novocheboksarsk
Новочебоксарск | |
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City[1] | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Chuvash | Ҫӗнӗ Шупашкар |
Views of Novocheboksarsk | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Novocheboksarsk | |
Novocheboksarsk Location of Novocheboksarsk Novocheboksarsk Novocheboksarsk (Chuvash Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 56°08′N 47°30′E / 56.133°N 47.500°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chuvashia[1] |
| Founded | November 18, 1960[2] |
| City status since | 1971[2] |
| Government | |
| • Body | City Assembly of Deputies |
| • Head[3] | Oleg Biryukov[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 124,097 |
| • Rank | 131st in 2010 |
| • Density | 3,400/km2 (8,800/sq mi) |
Administrative status | |
| • Subordinated to | city of republic significance of Novocheboksarsk[1] |
| • Capital of | city of republic significance of Novocheboksarsk[1] |
Municipal status | |
| • Urban okrug | Novocheboksarsk Urban Okrug[5] |
| • Capital of | Novocheboksarsk Urban Okrug[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
| Postal code(s)[7] | 429950–429952, 429954–429956, 429958–429960, 429965 |
| OKTMO ID | 97710000001 |
| Twin towns | Žatec, Klimovsk, Sterlitamak |
| Website | gov |
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.
History
Novocheboksarsk was founded in 1960 and was given city status in 1971.[2]
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 2.2 2.3 "General Information" (in Russian). Chuvash Republic. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Official website of Novocheboksarsk. Oleg Borisovich Biryukov, Head of Novocheboksarsk Administration
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Law #37
- ↑ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)