Tsivilsk (Russian: Циви́льск; Chuvash: Çӗрпӳ, Śĕrpü) is a town and the administrative center of Tsivilsky District of the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located 37 kilometers (23 mi) from the republic's capital city of Cheboksary, at the crossroads of the highways from Nizhny Novgorod to Kazan and from Tsivilsk to Ulyanovsk. Population: 13,479 (2010 Census);[4] 12,967 (2002 Census);[9] 10,053 (1989 Census).[10]

Tsivilsk Цивильск
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Chuvash	Ҫӗрпӳ
Central part of Tsivilsk
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Tsivilsk
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Coordinates: 55°52′N 47°29′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chuvashia[1]
Administrative district	Tsivilsky District[1]
Urban settlement	Tsivilskoye
Founded	1589[2]
Town status since	1781
Government
• Body	Assembly of Deputies[3]
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	13,479
• Estimate  (2018)[5]	14,718 (+9.2%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Tsivilsky District[1], Tsivilskoye Urban Settlement
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Tsivilsky Municipal District[6]
• Urban settlement	Tsivilskoye Urban Settlement[6]
• Capital of	Tsivilsky Municipal District[6], Tsivilskoye Urban Settlement[6]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [7])
Postal code(s)[8]	429900, 429901
Dialing code(s)	+7 83545
OKTMO ID	97641101001
Website	gov.cap.ru/Default.aspx?gov_id=477

History

The original fortress at Tsivilsk was founded in 1589 as a Russian military outpost among the Chuvash population.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tsivilsk serves as the administrative center of Tsivilsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Tsivilsky District as Tsivilskoye Urban Settlement.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Tsivilsky Municipal District.[6]

Infrastructure

There is a 350-meter (1,150 ft) tall guyed mast used for FM- and TV-broadcasting in the town.

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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[es] Tsivilsk

[ru] Цивильск