Yadrinsky District (Russian: Я́дринский райо́н; Chuvash: Етĕрне районӗ) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the republic and borders with the Mari El Republic in the north, Morgaushsky District in the east, Alikovsky and Krasnochetaysky Districts in the south, and with Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in the west. The area of the district is 897.5 square kilometers (346.5 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Yadrin.[1] Population: 29,965 (2010 Census);[3] 34,456 (2002 Census);[7] 36,745 (1989 Census).[8] The population of Yadrin accounts for 32.1% of the district's total population.[3]

Yadrinsky District Ядринский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Chuvash	Eтĕрне районӗ
Sura River, in Yadrinsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Yadrinsky District in the Chuvash Republic
Coordinates: 55.597°N 46.356°E / 55.597; 46.356
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chuvash Republic[1]
Established	September 5, 1927
Administrative center	Yadrin[1]
Area [2]
• Total	897.5 km2 (346.5 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	29,965
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	25,432 (−15.1%)
• Density	33/km2 (86/sq mi)
• Urban	32.1%
• Rural	67.9%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Urban settlements, 17 Rural settlements
• Inhabited localities	1 Cities/towns, 125 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Yadrinsky Municipal District[5]
• Municipal divisions[5]	1 Urban settlements, 17 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
OKTMO ID	97653000
Website	http://gov.cap.ru/main.asp?govid=78

History

The district was established on September 5, 1927 with the merger of 5 municipalities ( Leninskaya, Baldaevskaya, Malokarachkinskaya, Toraevskaya and Shumatovskaya) and the city of Yadrin. The first head of the district was Alexander Ivanovich Markov.

Government

The Mayor of the city - Andrey Vladimirovich Agakov (start 05.12.2011). The Deputy - Larisa Polikarpova.

Geography

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Demography

According to the 2010 Census,[3] Chuvash make up 84% of the district population. Other groups include Russians (15%), and a host of smaller groups.

Economics

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Famous people

• Boris Cheendykov - writer, poet, translator
• Zinovy Talantsev, businessman, politician and public figure;
• Nikolay Ashmarin, Russian and Soviet linguist, Turkologist;
• Nikolay Mordvinov, artist.
• Alina Ivanova, athlete

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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