Shumerlya (Russian: Шу́мерля; Chuvash: Çĕмĕрле, Śĕmĕrle) 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 Russian census);[3] 36,239 (2002 Census);[7] 41,986 (1989 Soviet census);[8] 35,000 (1974).
Shumerlya Шумерля | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Chuvash | Çĕмĕрле |
Shumerlya railway station building | |
Coordinates: 55°32′N 46°23′E / 55.533°N 46.383°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Chuvashia[1] |
Founded | 1916[2] |
Town status since | 1937[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 13.8 km2 (5.3 sq mi) |
Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 31,722 |
• Density | 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi) |
• Subordinated to | Town of Shumerlya[1] |
• Capital of | Town of Shumerlya,[1] Shumerlinsky District[1] |
• Urban okrug | Shumerlya Urban Okrug[4] |
• Capital of | Shumerlya Urban Okrug,[4] Shumerlinsky Municipal District[4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ![]() |
Postal code(s)[6] | 429120, 429122–429125, 429127, 429130, 429139 |
OKTMO ID | 97713000001 |
Website | gov |
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.[4]
Notable residents
- Serhiy Bashkyrov (born 1959), Soviet and Ukrainian football player and coach
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.).