Cheboksary
city in central Russia, capital of the Chuvash Republic
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Summary
Cheboksary is an administrative divisions of Russia[1]. Cheboksary ranks in the top 1% of administrative divisions of russia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,323 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Order of the Red Banner of Labour[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Chuvashia[4]
- Country: Russia[5], Russian Empire[6], Soviet Union[7], Tsardom of Russia[8]
- Head of government: Vladimir Dobrokhotov[9]
- Instance of: city or town[10], big city[11]
- Official language: Chuvash[12], Russian[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Leninsky Rayon, Cheboksary[14], Kalininsky Rayon, Cheboksary[15], Moskovskiy Rayon, Cheboksary[16], Заволжье (Чебоксары)[17]
- Flag: flag of Cheboksary[18]
- Twinned administrative body: Antalya[19], Eger[20], Santa Clara[21], Krasnoyarsk[22], Penza[23]
- Postal code: 428000–428038[24]
- Commons category: Cheboksary[25]
- Located in time zone: UTC+03:00[26]
- Local dialing code: 8352[27]
- Inception: 1469[28]
- Official website: https://gcheb.cap.ru/[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cheboksary[30]
- Population: 489,498[31], 492,331[32], 496,350[33], 497,061[34]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[38], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[39]
- Capital of: Cheboksary Urban Okrug[40], Chuvash Autonomous Oblast[41], Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic[42], Chuvashia[43]
- Official name: Шупашкар[44], Чебоксары[45]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Cheboksary[46]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Cheboksary[47]
- Native label: Чебоксары[48], Шупашкар[49]
- Category for people buried here: Q7978702[50]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Cheboksary[51]
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Physical Characteristics
Cheboksary covers an area of 250.87 km²[52]. Cheboksary sits at an elevation of 178 m[53].
Why It Matters
Cheboksary has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Cheboksary is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
FAQs
What awards did Cheboksary receive?
Honors received include Order of the Red Banner of Labour[3].