Cheboksary
Cheboksary
Чебоксары | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Chuvash | Шупашкар |
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| Anthem: Anthem of Cheboksary[2][3] | |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chuvash Republic[1] |
| First mentioned | 1469[4] |
| City status since | 1781[4] |
| Government | |
| • Body | City Assembly of Deputies[5] |
| • Head[5] | Oleg Nikolayev[6] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 250.9 km2 (96.9 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 453,721 |
| • Estimate (January 2014)[9] | 468,725 |
| • Rank | 39th in 2010 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | city of republic significance of Cheboksary[1] |
| • Capital of | Chuvash Republic[1] |
| • Capital of | city of republic significance of Cheboksary[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Cheboksary Urban Okrug[10] |
| • Capital of | Cheboksary Urban Okrug[10] |
| Postal code(s)[11] | 428000–428006, 428008–428015, 428017–428025, 428027–428029,428031, 428032, 428034–428038, 428899, 428999, 996200 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8352 |
| City Day | Third Sunday of August |
| Website | gov |
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Cheboksary (/ˌtʃɛbɒkˈsæri/; [Чебокса́ры] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: invalid parameter: |p= (help); Chuvash: Шупашкар, tr. Šupaškar) is the capital city of Chuvashia, Russia. It is also a major port on the Volga River.
History[change]
Cheboksary was first mentioned in the 15th century by Russian soldiers that were on their way to invade the Khanate of Kazan. In European maps, the city was first shown as Cibocar and Veda-Suar. In 1555, the Russians built a fort there and in 1781 it was granted town status.[4] In 1965, the population of Cheboksary had grown to 163,000.
Population[change]
Population: 496,350 (2024 Estimate).[12]
The city of Cheboksary together with its satellite city Novocheboksarsk form an agglomeration with a population of more than 680 thousand people.
Major ethnic groups[change]
The population of Cheboksary is mainly made up of the two following ethnic groups; the Chuvash (62%), and ethnic Russians (34%).[13]
Education[change]
Some educational institutions include the Chuvash State University, Chuvash State Agriculture Academy, the Chuvash State Pedagogical University, and the Cheboksary Cooperative Technical School.
Economy[change]
Cheboksary is located nearby the Cheboksary Dam, which provides large amounts of hydroelectric power. It is also the headquarters of Concern Tractor Plants, Russia's largest machine building company.
Climate[change]
The climate of the city is continental (Köppen classification system: Dfb). Its climate is similar to that of Moscow.
| Climate data for Cheboksary (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1929–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) |
5.0 (41.0) |
13.5 (56.3) |
28.6 (83.5) |
32.6 (90.7) |
36.4 (97.5) |
38.6 (101.5) |
39.9 (103.8) |
29.7 (85.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
7.0 (44.6) |
39.9 (103.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −7.3 (18.9) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
9.9 (49.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.0 (14.0) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −12.7 (9.1) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
1.3 (34.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
12.7 (54.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
1.1 (34.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −42.3 (−44.1) |
−42.2 (−44.0) |
−32.5 (−26.5) |
−21.4 (−6.5) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
−29.9 (−21.8) |
−44.3 (−47.7) |
−44.3 (−47.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 32 (1.3) |
24 (0.9) |
29 (1.1) |
33 (1.3) |
41 (1.6) |
64 (2.5) |
70 (2.8) |
59 (2.3) |
51 (2.0) |
58 (2.3) |
43 (1.7) |
36 (1.4) |
540 (21.3) |
| Average rainy days | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 127 |
| Average snowy days | 25 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 105 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 80 | 79 | 58 | 56 | 59 | 52 | 62 | 74 | 79 | 87 | 86 | 71 |
| Source: Погода и Климат[14] | |||||||||||||
References[change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Law #28
- ↑ Charter of Cheboksary, Article 4
- ↑ Decision #1525
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. pp. 510–512. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Charter of Cheboksary, Article 23
- ↑ Official website of Cheboksary. Leonid Ilyich Cherkesov, Head of the City of Cheboksary (in Russian)
- ↑ Resolution #2083
- ↑ Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Chuvash Republic Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Численность населения на 1 января 2014 года Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Law #37
- ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ↑ https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/Сhisl_MO_01-01-2024.xlsx
- ↑ Национальный состав населения районов и городов Чувашской Республики по данным переписи населения 2002 года
- ↑ "Climate Cheboksary". Pogoda.ru.net. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
