Chuvashia
Subject of the Russian Federation
Chuvash Republic
Чувашская Республика Чӑваш Республики
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Coordinates: 55 ° 29 ' N , 47 ° 11' E
Chuvash ( Chuvash Чӑваш Ен / Cavas Jen or Чӑваш Республики / Cavas Respubliki ; Russian Чувашия / Tschuwaschija or Russian Чувашская Республика / Tschuwaschskaja Respublika ) is an autonomous republic in the European part of Russia .
geography
Chuvashia is located in the Volga Federal District in Eastern Europe. The republic is located on the upper reaches of the Volga , about 600 kilometers east of Moscow. In the north it borders on Mari El , in the east on Tatarstan , in the west on Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and in the south-west on Mordovia .
history
Chuvashia belonged to the Kazan Khanate before it fell to Russia in the mid-16th century . In contrast to other Turkic peoples, the Chuvashes were Christianized in the 18th century . Chuvashia was an Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic (ASSR) during the Soviet Union . In 1991 it became a republic within Russia.
population
The small republic is one of the most densely populated republics in Russia. The Chuvash , a Turkic people , make up the majority of the population. The Russians , Tatars and Mordvins are significant minorities ; smaller minorities the Ukrainians and Mari .
The official languages are Chuvash and Russian . The majority of the population (including the Chuvash) profess to the Russian Orthodox Church , a minority to Islam .
national census |
Tschuwaschen | Russians | Tatars | Mordwinen | Ukrainians | Mari | Other | total | ||||||||
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number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | |
1926 | 667.695 | 74.6 | 178,890 | 20.0 | 22,635 | 2.5 | 23,958 | 2.7 | 149 | 0.0 | 216 | 0.0 | 936 | 0.1 | 894.479 | 100 |
1939 | 777.202 | 72.2 | 241,386 | 22.4 | 29,007 | 2.7 | 22,512 | 2.1 | 3,629 | 0.3 | 397 | 0.0 | 2,677 | 0.2 | 1,076,810 | 100 |
1959 | 770.351 | 70.2 | 263,692 | 24.0 | 31,357 | 2.9 | 23,863 | 2.2 | 3,837 | 0.3 | 755 | 0.1 | 4,004 | 0.4 | 1,097,859 | 100 |
1970 | 856.246 | 70.0 | 299.241 | 24.5 | 36,217 | 3.0 | 21,041 | 1.7 | 4,487 | 0.4 | 2,079 | 0.2 | 4,364 | 0.4 | 1,223,675 | 100 |
1979 | 887.738 | 68.4 | 338.150 | 26.0 | 37,573 | 2.9 | 20,276 | 1.6 | 6.122 | 0.5 | 3,034 | 0.2 | 5,718 | 0.4 | 1,298,611 | 100 |
1989 | 906.922 | 67.8 | 357.120 | 26.7 | 35,689 | 2.7 | 18,686 | 1.4 | 7,302 | 0.5 | 3,799 | 0.3 | 8,505 | 0.6 | 1,338,023 | 100 |
2002 | 889.268 | 67.7 | 348,515 | 26.5 | 36,379 | 2.8 | 15,993 | 1.2 | 6,422 | 0.5 | 3,542 | 0.3 | 13,635 | 1.0 | 1,313,754 | 100 |
2010 1 | 814,750 | 65.1 | 323.274 | 25.8 | 34,214 | 2.7 | 13,014 | 1.0 | 4,707 | 0.4 | 3,648 | 0.3 | 58.012 | 4.6 | 1,251,619 | 100 |
1 48,069 people could not be assigned to any ethnic group. These people are probably distributed in the same proportion as the ethnically assigned residents. |
politics
On July 28, 2010, Mikhail Vasilyevich Ignatiev was elected President of the Autonomous Republic by the State Council of Chuvashia on the proposal of Dmitri Medvedev . Ignatiev was previously Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Agriculture of Chuvashia. From January 1, 2012 he carried the title of head of the republic. On June 9, 2015 , Vladimir Putin dismissed Ignatiev at his own request and appointed him interim head of the Chuvash Republic.
economy
Chuvashia is considered one of the richer republics of Russia. Mechanical engineering , light industry , wood and food industry are among the most important branches of industry.
Administrative divisions and cities
The Chuvash Republic is divided into 21 Rajons and 5 urban districts .
The capital is Cheboksary , the second largest city is its satellite city Novocheboksarsk . These two and the next largest cities Kanasch , Alatyr and Schumerlja form the five city districts. There are a total of nine cities in the republic.
Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap
Surname | Russian | Chuvash | Rajon | Residents (October 14, 2010) |
coat of arms | location |
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Alatyr | Алатырь | Улатӑр | Urban district | 38.203 | ![]() |
54 ° 51 ' N , 46 ° 35' E |
Jadrin | Ядрин | Ӗтерне | Jadrinski rajon | 9,614 | ![]() |
55 ° 57 ' N , 46 ° 12' E |
Kanasch | Канаш | Канаш | Urban district | 45,607 | ![]() |
55 ° 31 ' N , 47 ° 30' E |
Koslowka | Козловка | Куславкка | Koslowski rajon | 10,359 | ![]() |
55 ° 50 ' N , 48 ° 15' E |
Mariinsky Posad | Мариинский Посад | Сӗнтӗрвӑрри | Mariinsko-Posadsky rajon | 9,088 | ![]() |
56 ° 7 ' N , 47 ° 43' E |
Novocheboksarsk | Новочебоксарск | Ҫӗнӗ Шупашкар | Urban district | 124.097 | ![]() |
56 ° 7 ' N , 47 ° 30' E |
Schumerlja | Шумерля | Ҫӗмӗрле | Urban district | 31,722 | ![]() |
55 ° 30 ' N , 46 ° 25' E |
Cheboksary | Чебоксары | Шупашкар | Urban district | 453.721 | ![]() |
56 ° 8 ' N , 47 ° 15' E |
Ziwilsk | Цивильск | Ҫӗрпӳ | Ziwilski rajon | 13,479 | ![]() |
55 ° 52 ' N , 47 ° 28' E |
The seven previous urban-type settlements of the republic were downgraded to rural settlements (according to regional data) as part of an administrative reform from 2006, but according to OKATO they were still listed as urban-type settlements until after the 2010 census:
Surname | Russian | Chuvash | Administrative unit | Residents (October 14, 2010) |
location |
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Buinsk | Буинск | Пӑвакасси | Ibressinski rajon | 1,220 | 55 ° 12 ' N , 47 ° 4' E |
Ibressi | Ибреси | Йӗпреҫ | Ibressinski rajon | 8,415 | 55 ° 18 ' N , 47 ° 2' E |
Kugessi | Кугеси | Кӳкеҫ | Cheboksarsky rajon | 11,917 | 56 ° 2 ' N , 47 ° 18' E |
Nowye Lapsary | Новые Лапсары | Ҫӗнӗ Лапсар | Cheboksary district | 6,955 | 56 ° 4 ' N , 47 ° 13' E |
Sosnovka | Сосновка | Сосновка | Cheboksary district | 2,242 | 56 ° 11 ' N , 47 ° 13' E |
Great Mary | Урмары | Вӑрмар | Urmarski rajon | 5,679 | 55 ° 41 ' N , 47 ° 57' E |
Wurnary | Вурнары | Вӑрнар | Wurnarski rajon | 10,086 | 55 ° 29 ' N , 46 ° 58' E |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Administrativno-territorialʹnoe delenie po subʺektam Rossijskoj Federacii na 1 janvarja 2010 goda (administrative-territorial division according to subjects of the Russian Federation as of January 1, 2010). ( Download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)
- ↑ a b c 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)
- ↑ Nacional'nyj sostav naselenija po sub "ektam Rossijskoj Federacii. (XLS) In: Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Rosstat, accessed on June 30, 2016 (Russian, ethnic composition of the population according to federal subjects , results of the 2010 census).
- ↑ Population of the Russian territorial units by nationality 2010 (Russian) http://www.gks.ru/free_doc/new_site/population/demo/per-itog/tab7.xls
- ↑ РИА Новости: Биография Михаила Игнатьева . September 13, 2015 ( ria.ru [accessed November 12, 2017]).