Novocheboksarsk (Russian: Новочебокса́рск; Chuvash: Ҫӗнӗ Шупашкар, Śĕnĕ Šupaškar) is a city in the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located on the southern bank of the Volga River, about 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) east of Cheboksary, the capital of the republic. Population: 124,097 (2010 Census);[4] 125,857 (2002 Census);[9] 114,760 (1989 Census).[10]

Novocheboksarsk Новочебоксарск
City[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Chuvash	Ҫӗнӗ Шупашкар
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Coordinates: 56°08′N 47°30′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 [2]
• Total	36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi)
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	124,097
• Estimate  (2018)[5]	126,626 (+2%)
• 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[6]
• Capital of	Novocheboksarsk Urban Okrug[6]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [7])
Postal code(s)[8]	429950–429952, 429954–429956, 429958–429960, 429965
OKTMO ID	97710000001
Website	gov.cap.ru/main.asp?govid=82

History

It was founded in 1960 when a trend of building satellite cities started.[2] Starting from barren land, the growing town absorbed surrounding villages, such as Yelnikovo, Urakovo, Yandashevo, Anatkasy, and Tsygankasy.

November 18, 1960 is customarily considered to be the city's birthday.[2] City status was granted in 1971.[2] The city grew at a rapid rate; in 1978 it covered 1 square kilometer (0.39 sq mi), and on October 29, 1983 it passed 100,000 inhabitants.

Construction began on vacant land. Expanding, it incorporated the neighboring villages of Yelnikovo, Yandashevo, Anatkasy, Tsygankasy, etc. On December 27, 1971 the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR issued the Decree "On Granting the City of Novocheboksarsk of the Chuvash ASSR the Status of a City Under Republic Jurisdiction".

It was designed by architects from Leningrad. One of its first streets was Vinokurova, site of a 1985 monument to I. S. Semenovu. Another monument commemorates victims of the Great Patriotic War. Another honors Vladimir I of Kiev.

The city consists of three residential areas comprising eighteen microdistricts.[11] [12] [13] The available housing as of August 1, 1999 was 458 apartment houses: 39,452 apartments plus 4,033 rooms.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with the village of Oldeyevo, incorporated as the city of republic significance of Novocheboksarsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the city of republic significance of Novocheboksarsk is incorporated as Novocheboksarsk Urban Okrug.[6]

Media

The journal of the World Organisation of Culture of Health (″World Health Culture Organization″) is based in Novocheboksarsk. In 1995, Victor Skumin became the first editor-in-chief of the journal To Health via Culture. The journal received an International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) 0204-3440.[14] The main topics of the magazine are the dissemination of ideas of Culture of Health, holistic medicine, Agni Yoga and Roerichism.[15]

Transportation

Local public transportation

Novocheboksarsk has a trolleybus system, buses and minibuses. The trolleybus fare is 24 cents, and the bus fare is 31 cents. The most popular is the minibus, which has 7 routes and 95 minibuses on them. The trolleybus system consists of 5 routes with a length of 121 kilometers and 56 trolleybuses on them.

Commercial taxi services are available too.

Twin towns and sister cities

Novocheboksarsk is twinned with:

• Klimovsk, Russia
• Sterlitamak, Russia
• Žatec, Czech Republic

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.).

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