Administratively subordinated to Town of Shumerlya Area 13.3 km² | Urban okrug Shumerlya Urban Okrug Local time Sunday 3:07 PM | |
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Administrative center of Shumerlya Urban Okrug, Shumerlinsky Municipal District Weather 2°C, Wind SW at 23 km/h, 81% Humidity Points of interest Park Kultury I Otdykha, Local Lore Museum, Ritualnyy salon MEMORIAL | ||
Shumerlya (Russian: Шу́мерля; Chuvash: Çĕмĕрле, Şĕmĕrle) 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); 36,239 (2002 Census); 41,986 (1989 Census); 35,000 (1974).
Contents
- Map of Shumerlya Chuvashia Republic Russia 429120
- History
- Administrative and municipal status
- References
Map of Shumerlya, Chuvashia Republic, Russia, 429120
History
Founded in 1916, it was granted town status in 1937.
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. 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. As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Shumerlya is incorporated as Shumerlya Urban Okrug.