Saransk
city in Russia
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Summary
Saransk is an administrative divisions of Russia[1]. Saransk ranks in the top 3% of administrative divisions of russia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,632 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mordovia[3]
- Country: Russia[4], Russian Empire[5], Soviet Union[6], Tsardom of Russia[7]
- Head of government: Pyotr Tultayev[8]
- Instance of: city or town[9], big city[10]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Октябрьский район (Саранск)[11]
- Flag: flag of Saransk[12]
- Twinned administrative body: Botevgrad[13], Gorzów Wielkopolski[14], Kalinkavichy[15], Kohtla-Järve[16], Sieradz[17]
- Coat of arms: Symbols of Saransk[18]
- Postal code: 430000–430034[19]
- Commons category: Saransk[20]
- Located in time zone: UTC+03:00[21]
- Local dialing code: 8342[22]
- Inception: January 1, 1641[23]
- Official website: https://саранск.рф[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Saransk[25]
- Population: 314,789[26], 318,841[27], 310,898[28], 5600[29]
- Time of earliest written record: 1641[30]
- Capital of: Mordovia[31], Saransk Urban Okrug[32]
- Official name: Саранош[33], Саран ош[34]
- Nickname: Город на берегах реки Инсар[35]
- Category for people born here: Q8071612[36]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Saransk[37]
- Native label: Саранск[38]
- Category for people buried here: Q7977970[39]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Saransk[40]
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Physical Characteristics
Saransk covers an area of 81.478 km²[41]. Saransk sits at an elevation of 160 m[42].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Saransk include Saransk Airport[43], an airport[44], in Russia[45].
Why It Matters
Saransk has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Saransk is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for Saransk include Saransk Airport[43], an airport[44], in Russia[45].