Yaransk (Russian: Яра́нск; Mari: Яраҥ, Yaraň) is a town and the administrative center of Yaransky District in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the Yaran River (Vyatka's basin), 257 kilometers (160 mi) southwest of Kirov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 17,253 (2010 Russian census);[2] 19,723 (2002 Census);[6] 20,466 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
Yaransk Яранск | |
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 Karla Marksa Street in Yaransk | |
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Location of Yaransk  | |
  Yaransk Location of Yaransk  Yaransk Yaransk (Kirov Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 57°19′N 47°54′E / 57.317°N 47.900°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kirov Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Yaransky District[1] |
| Town | Yaransk[1] |
| Founded | 1584 |
| Town status since | 1780 |
| Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 17,253 |
| • Capital of | Yaransky District,[1] Town of Yaransk[1] |
| • Municipal district | Yaransky Municipal District[3] |
| • Urban settlement | Yaranskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
| • Capital of | Yaransky Municipal District,[3] Yaranskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [4]) |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 612260–612263, 612269 |
| OKTMO ID | 33650101001 |
History
In the Middle Ages, it had a central position in the land of Mari and served as the capital of the Mari people. In 1584, Yaransk was founded as a Russian fortress on the Yaran River where the old Mari fortress once stood to defend against the Mari.[citation needed] A posad later grew around the fortress. Town status was granted to Yaransk in 1780.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yaransk serves as the administrative center of Yaransky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with eighteen rural localities, incorporated within Yaransky District as the Town of Yaransk.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Yaransk is incorporated within Yaransky Municipal District as Yaranskoye Urban Settlement.[3]
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- Законодательное Собрание Кировской области. Закон №203-ЗО от 4 декабря 2007 г. «О реестре административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Кировской области», в ред. Закона №350-ЗО от 11 ноября 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Кировской области». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Вятский край", №227(4115), 11 декабря 2007 г. (Legislative Assembly of Kirov Oblast. Law #203-ZO of December 4, 2007 On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of Kirov Oblast, as amended by the Law #350-ZO of November 11, 2013 On Amending Various Laws of Kirov Oblast. Effective as of the day following ten days after the day of the official publication.).
- Законодательное Собрание Кировской области. Закон №284-ЗО от 7 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Кировской области и наделении их статусом муниципального района, городского округа, городского поселения, сельского поселения», в ред. Закона №350-ЗО от 11 ноября 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Кировской области». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Вятский край", №233–234 (3401–3402), 21 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Kirov Oblast. Law #284-ZO of December 7, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Kirov Oblast and on Granting Them the Municipal District, Urban Okrug, Urban Settlement, Rural Settlement Status, as amended by the Law #350-ZO of November 11, 2013 On Amending Various Laws of Kirov Oblast. Effective as of after 10 days from the day of the official publication.).