Tsivilsk Explained

En Name:Tsivilsk
Ru Name:Цивильск
Loc Name1:Ҫӗрпӳ
Loc Lang1:Chuvash
Coordinates:55.8667°N 76°W
Map Label Position:bottom
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Civilsk (Chuvashia).svg
Federal Subject:Chuvash Republic
Adm District Jur:Tsivilsky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Tsivilskoye
Adm Selsoviet Type:Urban settlement
Adm Ctr Of1:Tsivilsky District
Adm Ctr Of2:Tsivilskoye Urban Settlement
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Tsivilsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Tsivilskoye Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Tsivilsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Tsivilskoye Urban Settlement
Representative Body:Assembly of Deputies
Representative Body Ref:[1]
Pop 2010Census:13479
Established Date:1589
Current Cat Date:1781
Dialing Codes:83545
Website:http://gov.cap.ru/Default.aspx?gov_id=477

Tsivilsk (Russian: Циви́льск; Chuvash: Çӗрпӳ, Śĕrpü) is a town and the administrative center of Tsivilsky District of the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located 37km (23miles) from the republic's capital city of Cheboksary, at the crossroads of the highways from Nizhny Novgorod to Kazan and from Tsivilsk to Ulyanovsk. Population:

History

The original fortress at Tsivilsk was founded in 1589 as a Russian military outpost among the Chuvash population.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tsivilsk serves as the administrative center of Tsivilsky District.[3] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Tsivilsky District as Tsivilskoye Urban Settlement. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Tsivilsky Municipal District.[4]

Infrastructure

There is a 350m (1,150feet) tall guyed mast used for FM- and TV-broadcasting in the town.

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Цивильское городское поселение Цивильского района » Законодательство.
  2. Web site: General Information. Chuvash Republic. russian. September 3, 2017.
  3. Law #28
  4. Law #37