Mariinsky Posad (russian: Марии́нский Поса́д; cv, Сĕнтĕрвăрри, ''Sĕntĕrvărri'') is a

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and the

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Mariinsko-Posadsky District Mariinsko-Posadsky District (russian: Марии́нско-Поса́дский район; cv, Сĕнтĕрвăрри районӗ, ''Sĕntĕrvărri rayonĕ'') is an administrativeLaw #28 and municipalLaw #37 district (raion), one of the twenty- ...

in the

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, located on the right bank of the

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, east of Cheboksary, 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

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). It was granted town status and renamed Mariinsky Posad after Empress consort Maria Alexandrovna in 1856.

Administrative and municipal status

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

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

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. 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

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, and

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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

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, 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.

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