Alatyr, Chuvash Republic
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Template:Infobox Russian inhabited locality Alatyr (Template:Langx; Template:Langx) is a town in the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located on the Sura River at its confluence with the Alatyr River. Population: Template:Ru-census2010 43,161 (2002 Census);[1] Template:Replace (1989 Soviet census);[2] 43,000 (1968).
History
Alatyr is one of the oldest towns in the republic. It was founded in 1552,[3] succeeding the outpost of Kurmysh, which had served as the easternmost Russian outpost for two centuries.[4] Alatyr originally served as a fortified outpost where an old Mordvin village once stood, and it was granted town status in 1780.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Alatyr gained economic importance in 1894 after the construction of the Moscow—Ryazan—Kazan railroad.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Alatyr serves as the administrative center of Alatyrsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[5] 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.[5] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Alatyr is incorporated as Alatyr Urban Okrug.[6]
Demographics
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Notes
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