Novocheboksarsk[a] is a city in Chuvashia, Russia, located on the southern bank of the Volga River, about 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) east of Cheboksary, the capital city of the republic. It had a population of 124,097 (2010 Census);[4] 125,857 (2002 Census);[8] 114,760 (1989 Soviet census).[9]
Novocheboksarsk
Новочебоксарск | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Chuvash | Ҫӗнӗ Шупашкар |
 Views of Novocheboksarsk | |
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Location of Novocheboksarsk  | |
  Novocheboksarsk Location of Novocheboksarsk  Novocheboksarsk Novocheboksarsk (Chuvash Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 56°08′N 47°30′E / 56.133°N 47.500°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chuvashia[1] |
| Founded | November 18, 1960[2] |
| City status since | 1971[2] |
| Government | |
| • Body | City Assembly of Deputies |
| • Head[3] | Oleg Biryukov[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 124,097 |
| • Rank | 131st in 2010 |
| • Density | 3,400/km2 (8,800/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | city of republic significance of Novocheboksarsk[1] |
| • Capital of | city of republic significance of Novocheboksarsk[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Novocheboksarsk Urban Okrug[5] |
| • Capital of | Novocheboksarsk Urban Okrug[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [6]) |
| Postal code(s)[7] | 429950–429952, 429954–429956, 429958–429960, 429965 |
| OKTMO ID | 97710000001 |
| Website | gov |
History
editIt was founded in 1960 when a trend of building satellite cities started.[2] Designed by architects from Leningrad, the city was initially called Sputnik (Russian: Спутник).[2] Starting from relatively undeveloped land, the city grew to absorbed surrounding villages, such as Yelnikovo, Urakovo, Yandashevo, Anatkasy, and Tsygankasy.[2] The first foundation was laid by a team of concrete workers on 18 November 1960.[2] The first street in the city was opened on 12 July 1962, which included a school, a club, a library, a bathhouse, a restaurant, a market, and a transportation center.[2] On
On 11 August 1965, the government of the Chuvash ASSR adopted a resolution giving administrative status to the city, now known as Novocheboksarsk.[2] The resolution resulted in the city administratively absorbing the nearby villages of Bannovo, Ivanovo, Oldeyevo, Tenekassy, Chyodino, and Yandashevo.[2]
On 27 December 1971 the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR issued the Decree "On Granting the City of Novocheboksarsk of the Chuvash ASSR the Status of a City Under Republic Jurisdiction", giving Novocheboksarsk city status.[2]
The city grew at a rapid rate, and on 29 October 1983 it passed 100,000 inhabitants.[2]
In 1985, a monument was erected on Vinokurova Street to I. S. Semenovu, who fought to established Soviet power in Chuvashia.[2]
The city consists of three residential areas comprising eighteen microdistricts.[10][11][12] The available housing as of 1 August 1999 was 458 apartment houses: 39,452 apartments plus 4,033 rooms.
Administrative and municipal status
editWithin the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with the village of Oldeyevo, incorporated as the city of republic significance of Novocheboksarsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the city of republic significance of Novocheboksarsk is incorporated as Novocheboksarsk Urban Okrug.[5]
Culture
editMedia
editThe journal of the World Organisation of Culture of Health (″World Health Culture Organization″) is based in Novocheboksarsk. In 1995, Victor Skumin became the first editor-in-chief of the journal To Health via Culture. The journal received an International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) 0204–3440. The main topics of the magazine are the dissemination of ideas of Culture of Health, holistic medicine, Agni Yoga and Roerichism.[13]
Monuments
editThe city is home to several monuments. On Vinokurova Street, there is a monument to I. S. Semenovu, who fought to established Soviet power in Chuvashia.[2] On Gidrostroiteley Boulevard, there is a monument to local residents who died during the Great Patriotic War.[2]
Churches
editThe Church of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir, First Baptist of Rus' is a major church in the city.[2]
Transportation
editNovocheboksarsk has a trolleybus system, buses and minibuses. The trolleybus fare is 24 cents, and the bus fare is 31 cents.[citation needed] The most popular is the minibus, which has 7 routes and 95 minibuses on them.[citation needed] The trolleybus system consists of 5 routes with a length of 121 kilometers and 56 trolleybuses on them.[citation needed]
Commercial taxi services are available too.[citation needed]
Twin towns and sister cities
editNovocheboksarsk is twinned with:
Klimovsk, Russia- Sterlitamak, Russia
Žatec, Czech Republic
References
editNotes
edit- ^ /ˌnɒvətʃɪbɒkˈsɑːrsk/; Russian: Новочебоксарск [nəvətɕɪbɐkˈsarsk]; Chuvash: Ҫӗнӗ Шупашкар, romanized: Cĕnĕ Şupaşkar
Citations
edit- ^ a b c d e Law #28
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p История [History]. old-nowch.cap.ru (in Russian). Novocheboksarsk. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ a b Official website of Novocheboksarsk. Oleg Borisovich Biryukov, Head of Novocheboksarsk Administration
- ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ a b c Law #37
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
- ^ "History of Novocheboksarsk (История города)" (in Russian). Retrieved 17 March 2006.
- ^ "Site of Novocheboksarsk (Новочебоксарск)" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2007.
- ^ "Хоккейный клуб Сокол Новочебоксарск (Hockey club Sokol Novocheboksarsk)" (in Russian).
- ^ "K zdorovʹi︠u︡ cherez kulʹturu: zhurnal Mezhdunarodnogo obshchestvennogo dvizhenii︠a︡ "K zdorovʹi︠u︡ cherez kulʹturu"" [To health via culture: Journal of the World Health Culture Organization]. catalog.loc.gov. OCLC 70966742. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
Sources
edit- Государственный Совет Чувашской Республики. Закон №28 от 19 декабря 1997 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Чувашской Республики», в ред. Закона №37 от 30 июля 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Чувашской Республики и признании утратившим силу Закона Чувашской Республики "О едином балансе активов и пассивов Чувашской Республики"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости Государственного Совета ЧР", №23, 1998. (State Council of the Chuvash Republic. Law #28 of December 19, 1997 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Chuvash Republic, as amended by the Law #37 of July 30, 2013 On Amending Several Legislative Acts of the Chuvash Republic and on Abrogating the Law of the Chuvash Republic "On Consolidated Balance of Assets and Liabilities of the Chuvash Republic". Effective as of the official publication date.).
- Государственный Совет Чувашской Республики. Закон №37 от 24 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Чувашской Республики и наделении их статусом городского, сельского поселения, муниципального района и городского округа», в ред. Закона №54 от 9 октября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Чувашской Республики "Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Чувашской Республики и наделении их статусом городского, сельского поселения, муниципального района и городского округа"». Вступил в силу через 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Республика", №49-50, 30 ноября 2004 г. (State Council of the Chuvash Republic. Law #37 of November 24, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of the Chuvash Republic and on Granting Them Status of Urban, Rural Settlement, Municipal District, and Urban Okrug, as amended by the Law #54 of October 9, 2015 On Amending the Law of the Chuvash Republic "On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of the Chuvash Republic and on Granting Them Status of Urban, Rural Settlement, Municipal District, and Urban Okrug". Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the official publication date.).