Orshanka (russian: Орша́нка; mhr, Ӧрша, ''Örša'') is an
urban locality (an
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
) and the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune
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of
Orshansky District
Orshansky District (russian: Орша́нский райо́н; mhr, Оршанке кундем, ''Oršanke kundem'') is an administrativeLaw #22-Z and municipalLaw #15-Z district (raion), one of the fourteen in the Mari El Republic, Russia. ...
of 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 ...
,
Russia
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. As of the
2010 Census, its population was 6,589.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Orshanka serves as the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of
Orshansky District
Orshansky District (russian: Орша́нский райо́н; mhr, Оршанке кундем, ''Oršanke kundem'') is an administrativeLaw #22-Z and municipalLaw #15-Z district (raion), one of the fourteen in the Mari El Republic, Russia. ...
.
[Resolution #9] As an administrative division, the
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
of Orshanka is incorporated within Orshansky District as Orshanka
Urban-Type Settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
(an administrative division of the district).
[Law #22-Z] As a
municipal division, Orshanka Urban-Type Settlement is incorporated within Orshansky Municipal District as Orshanka Urban Settlement.
[Law #62-Z]
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Urban-type settlements in the Mari El Republic