Online Encyclopedia
Chuvashia
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Capital | Cheboksary | ||||
Area - total |
N/A - 18,300 km² |
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Population - Total |
N/A - est. 1,346,300 (2002) |
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Political status | Republic | ||||
Federal district | N/A | ||||
Economic Region | N/A | ||||
Cadaster # | N/A | ||||
Official languages | Russian, Chuvash | ||||
Anthem | — |
Chuvashia (Russian: Чувашская Республика; Chuvash: Чăваш Республики) is a regional subdivision of Russia and the homeland of Bulgar Turkic Chuvash people.
Officially established in June 1920. Area 18,300 km² (ranked 81st), population 1,346,300 (2002), urban 794,800 (60.9 %), rural 510,200 (39.1%).
The capital is Cheboksary (population 453,700).
Administrative Division
Districts
Chuvashia Republic consists of the following districts (Russian: районы):
- Alatyrsky (Алатырский)
- Alikovsky (Аликовский)
- Batyrevsky (Батыревский)
- Cheboksarsky (Чебоксарский)
- Ibresinsky (Ибресинский)
- Kanashsky (Канашский)
- Komsomolsky (Комсомольский)
- Kozlovsky (Козловский)
- Krasnoarmeysky (Красноармейский)
- Krasnochetaysky (Красночетайский)
- Mariinsko-Posadsky (Мариинско-Посадский)
- Morgaushsky (Моргаушский)
- Poretsky (Порецкий)
- Shemurshinsky (Шемуршинский)
- Shumerlinsky (Шумерлинский)
- Tsivilsky (Цивильский)
- Urmarsky (Урмарский)
- Vurnarsky (Вурнарский)
- Yadrinsky (Ядринский)
- Yalchiksky (Яльчикский)
- Yantikovsky (Янтиковский)
Last updated: 02-08-2005 15:52:39