Shumerlya (Russian: Шу́мерля; Chuvash: Çĕмĕрле, Şĕmĕrle) is a town in the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Sura River on the Nizhny Novgorod–Ulyanovsk highway. Population: 31,722 (2010 Census);[3] 36,239 (2002 Census);[8] 41,986 (1989 Census);[9] 35,000 (1974).

Shumerlya Шумерля
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Chuvash	Çĕмĕрле
Shumerlya railway station building
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Shumerlya
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Coordinates: 55°32′N 46°23′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chuvashia[1]
Founded	1916[2]
Town status since	1937[2]
Area [2]
• Total	13.8 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	31,722
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	29,071 (−8.4%)
• Density	2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Town of Shumerlya[1]
• Capital of	Town of Shumerlya[1], Shumerlinsky District[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Shumerlya Urban Okrug[5]
• Capital of	Shumerlya Urban Okrug[5], Shumerlinsky Municipal District[5]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	429120, 429122–429125, 429127, 429130, 429139
OKTMO ID	97713000001
Website	gov.cap.ru/Default.aspx?gov_id=76

History

Founded in 1916, it was granted town status in 1937.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shumerlya serves as the administrative center of Shumerlinsky 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 Shumerlya—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Shumerlya is incorporated as Shumerlya Urban Okrug.[5]

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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