Saransk
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Saransk (Russian: Саранск; Moksha: Саранск ошсь, romanized: Saransk oš; Erzya: Саран ош, romanized: Saran oš) is the capital city of Mordovia, Russia, as well as its financial and economic centre. It is located in the Volga basin at the confluence of the Saranka and Insar Rivers, about 630 kilometers (390 mi) east of Moscow. Saransk was one of the host cities of the official tournament of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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Saransk
Саранск | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Moksha | Саранск ошсь |
• Erzya | Саран ош |
Clockwise from top: Cathedral of St. Theodore Ushakov, Regional museum, Saransk I railway station, Opera and Ballet Theatre of Saransk, Millennium square and main building Mordovian State University | |
Coordinates: 54°11′N 45°11′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Mordovia[1] |
Founded | 1641[2] |
City status since | 1780[3] |
Government | |
• Body | Council of Deputies |
• Mayor[4] | Pyotr Tultayev[4] |
Area | |
• Total | 383 km2 (148 sq mi) |
Elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 297,415 |
• Estimate (2018)[7] | 318,841 (+7.2%) |
• Rank | 64th in 2010 |
• Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
• Subordinated to | city of republic significance of Saransk[1] |
• Capital of | Republic of Mordovia[8] |
• Capital of | city of republic significance of Saransk[1] |
• Urban okrug | Saransk Urban Okrug[9] |
• Capital of | Saransk Urban Okrug[9] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [10]) |
Postal code(s)[11] | 430000–430013, 430015–430019, 430021, 430023–430025, 430027, 430028, 430030–430034, 430700, 430899, 430950, 995300 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 8342[12] |
OKTMO ID | 89701000001 |
City Day | June 12 |
Website | www |
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