Yaransk
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Yaransk (Template:Langx; Template:Langx, Yaraň) is a town and the administrative center of Yaransky District in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the Yaran River (Vyatka's basin), Script error: No such module "convert". southwest of Kirov, the administrative center of the oblast.
History
In the Middle Ages, it had a central position in the land of Mari and served as the capital of the Mari people. In 1584, Yaransk was founded as a Russian fortress on the Yaran River where the old Mari fortress once stood to defend against the Mari.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". A posad later grew around the fortress. Town status was granted to Yaransk in 1780.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yaransk serves as the administrative center of Yaransky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with eighteen rural localities, incorporated within Yaransky District as the Town of Yaransk.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Yaransk is incorporated within Yaransky Municipal District as Yaranskoye Urban Settlement.[2]
Population
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References
Notes
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Sources
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