Kanashsky District (russian: Кана́шский райо́н; cv, Канаш районӗ, ''Kanaş rayonĕ'') is an administrative
[Law #28] and municipal
[Law #37] district (
raion), one of the
twenty-one
21 (twenty-one) is the natural number following 20 and preceding 22.
The current century is the 21st century AD, under the Gregorian calendar.
In mathematics
21 is:
* a composite number, its proper divisors being 1, 3 and 7, and a deficie ...
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 ...
,
Russia. It is located in the eastern central part of the republic and borders with
Tsivilsky and
Krasnarmeysky Districts in the north,
Urmarsky and
Yantikovsky Districts in the east,
Komsomolsky and
Ibresinsky District
Ibresinsky District (russian: Ибре́синский райо́н; cv, Йĕпреç районӗ, ''Yĕpreś rayonĕ'') is an administrativeLaw #28 and municipalLaw #37 district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It ...
s in the south, and with
Vurnarsky District
Vurnarsky District (russian: Вурна́рский райо́н; cv, Вăрнар районӗ, ''Vărnar rayonĕ'') is an administrativeLaw #28 and municipalLaw #37 district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is l ...
in the west. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center is the
town of
Kanash
Kanash (russian: Кана́ш; cv, Канаш, ''Kanaş'', lit. ''soviet'') is a town in the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located at a major railway junction from Cheboksary, the capital of the republic. Population:
History
It was founded in 1 ...
(which is not administratively a part of the district).
Population: 42,623 (
2002 Census);
History
The district was established on September 5, 1927.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Kanashsky District is one of the
twenty-one
21 (twenty-one) is the natural number following 20 and preceding 22.
The current century is the 21st century AD, under the Gregorian calendar.
In mathematics
21 is:
* a composite number, its proper divisors being 1, 3 and 7, and a deficie ...
in the republic.
The town of
Kanash
Kanash (russian: Кана́ш; cv, Канаш, ''Kanaş'', lit. ''soviet'') is a town in the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located at a major railway junction from Cheboksary, the capital of the republic. Population:
History
It was founded in 1 ...
serves as its
administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a
town of republic significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a
municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kanashsky Municipal District.
The town of republic significance of Kanash is incorporated separately from the district as Kanash Urban Okrug.
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