Chuvashia - Definition and Overview

Chuvashskaya Respublika
Чувашская Республика
Чăваш Республики
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' Flag of Chuvashia Coat of arms of Chuvashia
Capital	Cheboksary
Area - total - % water	N/A - 18,300 km² - N/A
Population - Total - Density	N/A - est. 1,346,300 (2002) - est. N/A/km²
Political status	Republic
Federal district	N/A
Economic Region	N/A
Cadaster #	N/A
Official languages	Russian, Chuvash
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Chuvashia (Russian: Чувашская Республика; Chuvash: Чăваш Республики) is a regional subdivision of Russia and the homeland of Bulgar Turkic Chuvash people.

Officially established in June 1920. Area 18,300 km² (ranked 81st), population 1,346,300 (2002), urban 794,800 (60.9 %), rural 510,200 (39.1%).

The capital is Cheboksary (population 453,700).

Administrative Division

Districts

Chuvashia Republic consists of the following districts (Russian: районы):

• Alatyrsky (Алатырский)
• Alikovsky (Аликовский)
• Batyrevsky (Батыревский)
• Cheboksarsky (Чебоксарский)
• Ibresinsky (Ибресинский)
• Kanashsky (Канашский)
• Komsomolsky (Комсомольский)
• Kozlovsky (Козловский)
• Krasnoarmeysky (Красноармейский)
• Krasnochetaysky (Красночетайский)
• Mariinsko-Posadsky (Мариинско-Посадский)
• Morgaushsky (Моргаушский)
• Poretsky (Порецкий)
• Shemurshinsky (Шемуршинский)
• Shumerlinsky (Шумерлинский)
• Tsivilsky (Цивильский)
• Urmarsky (Урмарский)
• Vurnarsky (Вурнарский)
• Yadrinsky (Ядринский)
• Yalchiksky (Яльчикский)
• Yantikovsky (Янтиковский)

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