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Saransk (Russian: Саранск; Moksha: Саранош) is the capital city of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia. In 2010 there were 297,415 people living there.
Saransk
Саранск | |
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City | |
Other transcription(s) | |
• Moksha | Саранош |
• Erzya | Саран ош |
Clockwise from top: Cathedral of St. Theodore Ushakov, Regional museum, Saransk I railway station, Musical theatre named after I. M. Yaushev, Millennium square and main building Mordovian State University | |
Coordinates: 54°11′N 45°11′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Mordovia |
Founded | 1641[1] |
City status since | 1780[2] |
Government | |
• Body | Council of Deputies |
• Mayor[3] | Pyotr Tultayev[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 383 km2 (148 sq mi) |
Elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 297,415 |
• Estimate (2018)[6] | 318,841 (+7.2%) |
• Rank | 64th in 2010 |
• Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Administrative status | |
• Subordinated to | city of republic significance of Saransk |
• Capital of | Republic of Mordovia |
• Capital of | city of republic significance of Saransk |
Municipal status | |
• Urban okrug | Saransk Urban Okrug |
• Capital of | Saransk Urban Okrug |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [7]) |
Postal code(s)[8] | 430000–430013, 430015–430019, 430021, 430023–430025, 430027, 430028, 430030–430034, 430700, 430899, 430950, 995300 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 8342[9] |
OKTMO ID | 89701000001 |
City Day | June 12 |
Twin towns | Botevgrad, Gorzów Wielkopolski, Kalinkavichy, Kohtla-Järve, Sieradz |
Website | www |
Saransk is twinned with:
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