Kanashsky District (russian: Кана́шский райо́н; cv, Канаш районӗ, ''Kanaş rayonĕ'') is an administrativeLaw #28 and municipalLaw #37 district (

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), one of the twenty-one 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 eastern central part of the republic and borders with Tsivilsky and Krasnarmeysky Districts in the north, Urmarsky and

Yantikovsky District Yantikovsky District (russian: Янтиковский райо́н; cv, Тăвай районӗ, ''Tăvay rayonĕ'') is an administrativeLaw #28 and municipalLaw #37 district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is l ...

s 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. I ...

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 ...

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

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is the

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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 in the republic. The town of

serves as its

, 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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