Insar

This article covers the Russian city of Insar; for the river of the same name see Insar (river)

city Insar Инсар ( Russian ) Инсара ( Mokshan ) coat of arms Federal district Volga republic Mordovia Rajon Insar First mention 1648 City since 1780; 1958 (again) surface 52  km² population 8,687 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 167 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 160  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 83449 Post Code 431429, 431430 License Plate 13, 113 OKATO 89 224 501 Geographical location Coordinates 53 ° 52 '  N , 44 ° 22'  E Coordinates: 53 ° 52 '0 "  N , 44 ° 22' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Situation in Mordovia

List of cities in Russia

Insar ( Russian Инсар , Moksha Инсара , Insara ) is a small town in the Republic of Mordovia ( Russia ) with 8687 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The city is located about 70 km southwest of the republic capital Saransk at the confluence of the Insarka in the Issa in the river system of the Volga .

Insar is the administrative center of the Rajons of the same name .

history

Insar was first mentioned in 1648 as a "fortress" with associated settlement and in 1780 received city rights. In 1926 the place lost its town charter, but in 1958 it was granted again.

Population development

year	Residents
1897	4300
1939	5624
1959	5844
1979	9034
1989	9275
2002	8951
2010	8687

Note: Census data (1897 rounded)

sons and daughters of the town

• Sergei Kirdjapkin (* 1980), athlete

Web links

• Insar on mojgorod.ru (Russian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)