| En Name: | Alatyr |
| Ru Name: | Алатырь |
| Loc Name1: | Улатӑр |
| Loc Lang1: | Chuvash |
| Coordinates: | 54.85°N 81°W |
| Map Label Position: | right |
| Image Coa: | Coat of arms of Alatyr (Chuvashia; with the crown).svg |
| Holiday: | First Saturday of August |
| Federal Subject: | Chuvash Republic |
| Adm City Jur: | Town of Alatyr |
| Adm Ctr Of1: | Town of Alatyr |
| Adm Ctr Of2: | Alatyrsky District |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Urban Okrug Jur: | Alatyr Urban Okrug |
| Mun Admctr Of1: | Alatyr Urban Okrug |
| Mun Admctr Of2: | Alatyrsky Municipal District |
| Leader Title: | Head |
| Leader Name: | Mikhail Mariskin |
| Pop 2010Census: | 38203 |
| Established Date: | 1552 |
| Current Cat Date: | 1780 |
| Postal Codes: | 429820-429828 |
| Dialing Codes: | 83531 |
| Website: | http://gov.cap.ru/main.asp?govid=56 |
Alatyr (Russian: Ала́тырь; Chuvash: Улатӑр Ulatăr) is a town in the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located on the Sura River at its confluence with the Alatyr River. Population: 43,161 (2002 Census); 43,000 (1968).
Alatyr is one of the oldest towns in the republic. It was founded in 1552[1] as a fortified outpost where an old Mordvin village once stood, and was granted town status in 1780. Alatyr gained economic importance in 1894 after to the construction of the Moscow—Ryazan—Kazan railroad.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Alatyr serves as the administrative center of Alatyrsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[2] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Alatyr—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Alatyr is incorporated as Alatyr Urban Okrug.[3]
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