Novocheboksarsk

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Novocheboksarsk
Новочебоксарск
City[1]
Other transcription(s)
 • ChuvashҪӗнӗ Шупашкар
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Novocheboksarsk is located in Russia
Novocheboksarsk
Novocheboksarsk
Location of Novocheboksarsk
Coordinates: 56°08′N 47°30′E / 56.133°N 47.500°E / 56.133; 47.500Coordinates: 56°08′N 47°30′E / 56.133°N 47.500°E / 56.133; 47.500
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChuvashia[1]
FoundedNovember 18, 1960[2]
City status since1971[2]
Government
 • Body
 • Head[3]Oleg Biryukov[3]
Area
[2]
 • Total36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi)
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[4]
 • Total124,097
 • Estimate 
(2018)[5]
126,626 (+2%)
 • Rank131st in 2010
 • Density3,400/km2 (8,800/sq mi)
Administrative status
 • Subordinated tocity of republic significance of Novocheboksarsk[1]
 • Capital ofcity of republic significance of Novocheboksarsk[1]
Municipal status
 • Urban okrugNovocheboksarsk Urban Okrug[6]
 • Capital ofNovocheboksarsk Urban Okrug[6]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[7])
Postal code(s)[8]
429950–429952, 429954–429956, 429958–429960, 429965
OKTMO ID97710000001
Websitegov.cap.ru/main.asp?govid=82

Novocheboksarsk (Russian: Новочебокса́рск; Chuvash: Çӗнӗ Шупашкар, Śĕnĕ Šupaškar) is a city in the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located on the southern bank of the Volga River, about 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) east of Cheboksary, the capital of the republic. Population: 124,097 (2010 Census);[4] 125,857 (2002 Census);[9] 114,760 (1989 Census).[10]

History[]

It was founded in 1960 when a trend of building satellite cities started.[2] Starting from barren land, the growing town absorbed surrounding villages, such as Yelnikovo, Urakovo, , , and .

November 18, 1960 is customarily considered to be the city's birthday.[2] City status was granted in 1971.[2] The city grew at a rapid rate; in 1978 it covered 1 square kilometer (0.39 sq mi), and on October 29, 1983 it passed 100,000 inhabitants.

Construction began on vacant land. Expanding, it incorporated the neighboring villages of Yelnikovo, , , , etc. On December 27, 1971 the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR issued the Decree "On Granting the City of Novocheboksarsk of the Chuvash ASSR the Status of a City Under Republic Jurisdiction".

It was designed by architects from Leningrad. One of its first streets was Vinokurova, site of a 1985 monument to I. S. Semenovu. Another monument commemorates victims of the Great Patriotic War. Another honors Vladimir I of Kiev.

The city consists of three residential areas comprising eighteen microdistricts.[11] [12] [13] The available housing as of August 1, 1999 was 458 apartment houses: 39,452 apartments plus 4,033 rooms.

Administrative and municipal status[]

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with the village of , incorporated as the city of republic significance of Novocheboksarsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the city of republic significance of Novocheboksarsk is incorporated as Novocheboksarsk Urban Okrug.[6]

Media[]

The journal of the World Organisation of Culture of Health (″World Health Culture Organization″) is based in Novocheboksarsk. In 1995, Victor Skumin became the first editor-in-chief of the journal To Health via Culture. The journal received an International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) 0204-3440.[14] The main topics of the magazine are the dissemination of ideas of Culture of Health, holistic medicine, Agni Yoga and Rerikhism.[15]

Transportation[]

Local public transportation[]

Novocheboksarsk has a trolleybus system, buses and minibuses. The trolleybus fare is 24 cents, and the bus fare is 31 cents. The most popular is the minibus, which has 7 routes and 95 minibuses on them. The trolleybus system consists of 5 routes with a length of 121 kilometers and 56 trolleybuses on them.

Commercial taxi services are available too.

Twin towns and sister cities[]

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Novocheboksarsk is twinned with:

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Law #28
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "General Information" (in Russian). Chuvash Republic. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Official website of Novocheboksarsk. Oleg Borisovich Biryukov, Head of Novocheboksarsk Administration
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). 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.
  5. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c Law #37
  7. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  8. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  9. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  10. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  11. ^ "History of Novocheboksarsk (История города)" (in Russian). Retrieved March 17, 2006.
  12. ^ "Site of Novocheboksarsk (Новочебоксарск)" (in Russian). Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved October 12, 2007.
  13. ^ "Хоккейный клуб Сокол Новочебоксарск (Hockey club Sokol Novocheboksarsk)" (in Russian).
  14. ^ "K zdorovʹi︠u︡ cherez kulʹturu: zhurnal Mezhdunarodnogo obshchestvennogo dvizhenii︠a︡ "K zdorovʹi︠u︡ cherez kulʹturu"" [To health via culture: journal of the World Health Culture Organization]. catalog.loc.gov. OCLC 70966742. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  15. ^ K zdorovʹi︠u︡ cherez kulʹturu: zhurnal Mezhdunarodnogo obshchestvennogo dvizhenii︠a︡ "K zdorovʹi︠u︡ cherez kulʹturu" [To health via culture: journal of the World Health Culture Organization]. worldcat.org. OCLC 70966742.

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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