Mariinsky Posad

Mariinsky Posad (in English) Мариинский Посад (Russian) Сĕнтĕрвăрри (Chuvash)
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In Mariinsky Posad
Location of the Chuvash Republic in Russia
Mariinsky Posad Location of Mariinsky Posad in the Chuvash Republic
Coordinates: 56°06′N 47°43′E / 56.100°N 47.717°E / 56.100; 47.717Coordinates: 56°06′N 47°43′E / 56.100°N 47.717°E / 56.100; 47.717
Coat of arms	Flag
Administrative status (as of December 2011)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chuvash Republic
Administrative district	Mariinsko-Posadsky District
Urban settlement	Mariinsko-Posadskoye
Administrative center of	Mariinsko-Posadsky District, Mariinsko-Posadskoye Urban Settlement
Municipal status (as of November 2011)
Municipal district	Mariinsko-Posadsky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Mariinsko-Posadskoye Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Mariinsko-Posadsky Municipal District, Mariinsko-Posadskoye Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	9,088 inhabitants
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded	1620
Town status since	1856
Previous names	Sundyr (until 1856)
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Mariinsky Posad (Russian: Марии́нский Поса́д; Chuvash: Сĕнтĕрвăрри, Sĕntĕrvărri) is a town and the administrative center of Mariinsko-Posadsky District of the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, 36 kilometers (22 mi) east of Cheboksary. Population: 9,088 (2010 Census);10,273 (2002 Census);10,443 (1989 Census).

It started as the village of Sundyr (Сундырь), which was founded in 1620 and named after the Sundyrka River (a tributary of the Volga). It was renamed Mariinsky Posad after Empress consort Maria Alexandrovna in 1856 and granted town status that same year.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mariinsky Posad serves as the administrative center of Mariinsko-Posadsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Mariinsko-Posadsky District as Mariinsko-Posadskoye Urban Settlement. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Mariinsko-Posadsky Municipal District.

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