Alatyr (Russian: Ала́тырь; Chuvash: Улатӑр Ulatăr) is a town in the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located on the Sura River at its confluence with the Alatyr River. Population: 38,203 (2010 Census);[3] 43,161 (2002 Census);[8] 46,593 (1989 Census);[9] 43,000 (1968).

Alatyr Алатырь
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Chuvash	Улатӑр
An old building in the central part of Alatyr
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Alatyr
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Coordinates: 54°51′N 46°35′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chuvashia[1]
Founded	1552[2]
Town status since	1780
Government
• Head	Mikhail Mariskin
Elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	38,203
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	34,785 (−8.9%)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Town of Alatyr[1]
• Capital of	Town of Alatyr[1], Alatyrsky District[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Alatyr Urban Okrug[5]
• Capital of	Alatyr Urban Okrug[5], Alatyrsky Municipal District[5]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	429820-429828
Dialing code(s)	+7 83531
OKTMO ID	97704000001
Town Day	First Saturday of August
Website	gov.cap.ru/main.asp?govid=56

History

Alatyr is one of the oldest towns in the republic. It was founded in 1552[2] as a fortified outpost where an old Mordvin village once stood, and was granted town status in 1780.^{[citation needed]} Alatyr gained economic importance in 1894 after to the construction of the Moscow—Ryazan—Kazan railroad.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Alatyr serves as the administrative center of Alatyrsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Alatyr—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Alatyr is incorporated as Alatyr Urban Okrug.[5]

Demographics

This section does not cite any sources. (March 2012)

• Russians: 87.3%
• Mordvins: 7.2%
• Chuvash: 4.1%
• Others: 1.4%

Gallery

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  Holy Trinity Monastery, Alatyr [ru]

References

Notes

Sources

• Государственный Совет Чувашской Республики. Закон №28 от 19 декабря 1997 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Чувашской Республики», в ред. Закона №37 от 30 июля 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Чувашской Республики и признании утратившим силу Закона Чувашской Республики "О едином балансе активов и пассивов Чувашской Республики"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости Государственного Совета ЧР", №23, 1998. (State Council of the Chuvash Republic. Law #28 of December 19, 1997 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Chuvash Republic, as amended by the Law #37 of July 30, 2013 On Amending Several Legislative Acts of the Chuvash Republic and on Abrogating the Law of the Chuvash Republic "On Consolidated Balance of Assets and Liabilities of the Chuvash Republic". Effective as of the official publication date.).
• Государственный Совет Чувашской Республики. Закон №37 от 24 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Чувашской Республики и наделении их статусом городского, сельского поселения, муниципального района и городского округа», в ред. Закона №54 от 9 октября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Чувашской Республики "Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Чувашской Республики и наделении их статусом городского, сельского поселения, муниципального района и городского округа"». Вступил в силу через 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Республика", №49-50, 30 ноября 2004 г. (State Council of the Chuvash Republic. Law #37 of November 24, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of the Chuvash Republic and on Granting Them Status of Urban, Rural Settlement, Municipal District, and Urban Okrug, as amended by the Law #54 of October 9, 2015 On Amending the Law of the Chuvash Republic "On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of the Chuvash Republic and on Granting Them Status of Urban, Rural Settlement, Municipal District, and Urban Okrug". Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the official publication date.).

External links

• Official website of Alatyr (in Russian)
• Directory of organizations in Alatyr (in Russian)

На других языках

[de] Alatyr (Stadt)

[es] Alátyr

[ru] Алатырь