Chuvashia

For other uses, see Chuvashia (disambiguation).
Chuvash Republic — Chuvashia
Чӑваш Республики — Чӑваш Ен (Chuvash)
Чувашская Республика — Чувашия (Russian)
Republic
Flag of Chuvash Republic — Chuvashia
Flag
Coat of arms of Chuvash Republic — Chuvashia
Coat of arms
Anthem:
Чӑваш Республикин патшалӑх гимнӗ
State Anthem of the Chuvash Republic"[2]
Location of Chuvash Republic — Chuvashia
Coordinates: 55°33′N 47°06′E / 55.550°N 47.100°E / 55.550; 47.100
CountryRussia
Federal district[1]Volga
Economic region[3]Volga-Vyatka
CapitalCheboksary[4]
Government
 • TypeState Council[5]
 • Head[7]Oleg Nikolayev[6]
Area
 • Total18,343 km2 (7,082 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 Census)[8]
 • TotalDecrease 1,240,000
 • Rank39th
 • Urban
63.9%
 • Rural
36.1%
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK+2[9])
ISO 3166 codeRU-CU
Vehicle registration21, 121
Official language(s)Chuvash[10] • Russian[11]
Websitecap.ru

Chuvashia,[a] officially known as Chuvash Republic — Chuvashia,[b] is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is the homeland of the Chuvash people, a Turkic ethnic group. Its capital is the city of Cheboksary. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,251,619.[12]

  1. ^ Президент Российской Федерации. Указ №849 от 13 мая 2000 г. «О полномочном представителе Президента Российской Федерации в федеральном округе». Вступил в силу 13 мая 2000 г. Опубликован: "Собрание законодательства РФ", No. 20, ст. 2112, 15 мая 2000 г. (President of the Russian Federation. Decree #849 of May 13, 2000 On the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in a Federal District. Effective as of May 13, 2000.).
  2. ^ Law #12
  3. ^ Госстандарт Российской Федерации. №ОК 024-95 27 декабря 1995 г. «Общероссийский классификатор экономических регионов. 2. Экономические районы», в ред. Изменения №5/2001 ОКЭР. (Gosstandart of the Russian Federation. #OK 024-95 December 27, 1995 Russian Classification of Economic Regions. 2. Economic Regions, as amended by the Amendment #5/2001 OKER. ).
  4. ^ Constitution of the Chuvash Republic, Article 67.2
  5. ^ Constitution of the Chuvash Republic, Article 77
  6. ^ "Putin dismissed the head of Chuvashia, Mikhail Ignatiev, in connection with a loss of confidence". NewsRU (in Russian). January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  7. ^ Constitution of the Chuvash Republic, Article 68
  8. ^ "Оценка численности постоянного населения по субъектам Российской Федерации". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). Archived from the original on June 22, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  10. ^ Constitution of the Chuvash Republic, Article 8
  11. ^ Official throughout the Russian Federation according to Article 68.1 of the Constitution of Russia.
  12. ^ 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.


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