Cheboksarsky District (russian: Чебокса́рский райо́н; cv, Шупашкар районӗ, ''Şupaşkar rayonĕ'') is an administrativeLaw #28 and municipalLaw #37 district (

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), one of the

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in the

Chuvash Republic Chuvashia (russian: Чувашия; cv, Чӑваш Ен), officially the Chuvash Republic — Chuvasia,; cv, Чӑваш Республики — Чӑваш Ен is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is the homeland of the Chuv ...

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. It is located in the north of the republic and borders with the

Mari El Republic The Mari El Republic (russian: Респу́блика Мари́й Эл, ''Respublika Mariy El''; Meadow Mari: ; Hill Mari: ) is a republic of Russia. It is in the European Russia region of the country, along the northern bank of the Volga Rive ...

in the north,

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 east, Tsivilsky and Krasnoarmeysky Districts in the south, and with

Morgaushsky District Morgaushsky District (russian: Морга́ушский райо́н; cv, Муркаш районӗ, ''Murkaş rayonĕ'') is an administrativeLaw #28 and municipalLaw #37 district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of the Chuvash Republ ...

in the west. The area of the district is . Its

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is the urban locality (an

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) of Kugesi. Population:

Geography

The

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parts the district into a smaller area in the north and a larger southern area which contains the majority of the population.

History

The district was established on September 5, 1927.

Notable residents

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(born Nikita Bichurin; 1777–1853), one of the founding fathers of Russian Sinology * Mikhail Ignatyev (1962–2020), politician

References

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=November 2012 Districts of Chuvashia