Shumerlya Explained

En Name:Shumerlya
Ru Name:Шумерля
Loc Name1:Çĕмĕрле
Loc Lang1:Chuvash
Coordinates:55.5333°N 69°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Герб Шумерли c короной.gif
Federal Subject:Chuvash Republic
Adm City Jur:Town of Shumerlya
Adm Ctr Of1:Town of Shumerlya
Adm Ctr Of2:Shumerlinsky District
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Urban Okrug Jur:Shumerlya Urban Okrug
Mun Admctr Of1:Shumerlya Urban Okrug
Mun Admctr Of2:Shumerlinsky Municipal District
Area Km2:13.8
Pop 2010Census:31722
Established Date:1916
Current Cat Date:1937
Postal Codes:429120, 429122–429125, 429127, 429130, 429139
Website:http://gov.cap.ru/Default.aspx?gov_id=76

Shumerlya (Russian: Шу́мерля; Chuvash: Çĕмĕрле, Śĕmĕrle) is a town in the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Sura River on the Nizhny NovgorodUlyanovsk highway. Population: 35,000 (1974).

History

Founded in 1916, it was granted town status in 1937.[1]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shumerlya serves as the administrative center of Shumerlinsky 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 Shumerlya—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Shumerlya is incorporated as Shumerlya Urban Okrug.[3]

Notable residents

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Information. Chuvash Republic. russian. September 3, 2017.
  2. Law #28
  3. Law #37