Mariinsky Posad (; , ''Sĕntĕrvărri'') is a

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and the

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of Mariinsko-Posadsky District in the

Chuvash Republic Chuvashia, officially known as Chuvash Republic — Chuvashia, is a republics of Russia, republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is the homeland of the Chuvash people, a Turkic languages, Turkic ethnic group. Its capital city, capital i ...

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, located on the right bank of the

Volga River The Volga (, ) is the longest river in Europe and the longest endorheic basin river in the world. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Caspian Sea. The Volga has a length of , and a catchment ...

, east of

Cheboksary Cheboksary is the capital city of Chuvashia, Russia. It is a port on the Volga River. Geography The city is located in the Volga Upland region and stands on the shore of the Cheboksary Reservoir. Its area is .Resolution #2083 The satellite city ...

, the

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of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 9,088.

History

It was first mentioned in 1620 as the '' selo'' of Sundyr (), named after the Sundyrka River (a

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of the

Volga The Volga (, ) is the longest river in Europe and the longest endorheic basin river in the world. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Caspian Sea. The Volga has a length of , and a catchment ...

). It was granted town status and renamed Mariinsky Posad after

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Maria Alexandrovna in 1856.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mariinsky Posad serves as the

of Mariinsko-Posadsky District.Law #28 As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Mariinsko-Posadsky District as Mariinsko-Posadskoye

Urban Settlement An urban settlement is a concentrated settlement that is part of an urban area. It is an area with high density of human-created structures. *Municipal urban settlement, a type of subdivision such as Cape Town in Western Cape *Urban settlement, a ...

. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Mariinsko-Posadsky Municipal District.Law #37

Economy

There are eleven processing,

mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines and mechanism (engineering), mechanisms that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and engineering mathematics, mathematics principl ...

, and

construction Construction are processes involved in delivering buildings, infrastructure, industrial facilities, and associated activities through to the end of their life. It typically starts with planning, financing, and design that continues until the a ...

materials factories in the town. Some of the other industries of employment in the city are a plant of cable works, a large automobile-repairing industry, a

distillery Distillation, also classical distillation, is the process of separating the component substances of a liquid mixture of two or more chemically discrete substances; the separation process is realized by way of the selective boiling of the mixt ...

, and a cooking oil-producing plant.

Nature

The area around the town has rich wildlife. There are several national parks and reservations nearby. The area is a popular

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destination.

Education

The town has several schools.

References

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=November 2012 Cities and towns in Chuvashia Cheboksarsky Uyezd Populated places on the Volga