Chamzinka, Chamzinsky District, Republic of Mordovia

For other places with the same name, see Chamzinka.

Chamzinka (Russian: Ча́мзинка; Erzya: Чаунза, Čaunza) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Chamzinsky District of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 9,463.^[2]

Chamzinka Чамзинка
Work settlement[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Erzya	Чаунза
Location of Chamzinka
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Coordinates: 54°24′N 45°47′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Mordovia[1]
Administrative district	Chamzinsky District[1]
Work Settlement	Chamzinka Work Settlement[1]
Founded	1624
Urban-type settlement status since	1960
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	9,463
Administrative status
• Capital of	Chamzinsky District,[1] Chamzinka Work Settlement[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Chamzinsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Chamzinka Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Chamzinsky Municipal District[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	431700, 431702, 431815
OKTMO ID	89657151051

Chamzinka population

2010 Census	9,463[2]
2002 Census	9,906[6]
1989 Census	9,845[7]
1979 Census	6,548[8]

History

It was founded in 1624; urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1960.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Chamzinka serves as the administrative center of Chamzinsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, the work settlement of Chamzinka, together with two rural localities, is incorporated within Chamzinsky District as Chamzinka Work Settlement.^[1] As a municipal division, Chamzinka Work Settlement is incorporated within Chamzinsky Municipal District as Chamzinka Urban Settlement.^[3]