Shumerlya

Shumerlya (Russian: Шу́мерля; Chuvash: Çĕмĕрле, Śĕmĕrle) is a town in the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Sura River on the Nizhny Novgorod–Ulyanovsk highway. Population: 31,722 (2010 Census);^[3] 36,239 (2002 Census);^[7] 41,986 (1989 Soviet census);^[8] 35,000 (1974).

Shumerlya Шумерля
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Chuvash	Çĕмĕрле
Shumerlya railway station building
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Shumerlya
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Coordinates: 55°32′N 46°23′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chuvashia[1]
Founded	1916[2]
Town status since	1937[2]
Area [2]
• Total	13.8 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	31,722
• Density	2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Town of Shumerlya[1]
• Capital of	Town of Shumerlya,[1] Shumerlinsky District[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Shumerlya Urban Okrug[4]
• Capital of	Shumerlya Urban Okrug,[4] Shumerlinsky Municipal District[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	429120, 429122–429125, 429127, 429130, 429139
OKTMO ID	97713000001
Website	gov.cap.ru/Default.aspx?gov_id=76

History

Founded in 1916, it was granted town status in 1937.^[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shumerlya serves as the administrative center of Shumerlinsky District, even though it is not a part of it.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Shumerlya—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Shumerlya is incorporated as Shumerlya Urban Okrug.^[4]

Notable residents

• Serhiy Bashkyrov (born 1959), Soviet and Ukrainian football player and coach