Insar (Russian: Инса́р; Moksha: Инзара, Inzara; Erzya: Инсар ош, Insar oš) is a town and the administrative center of Insarsky District of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia, located at the confluence of the Issa and Insarka Rivers, 77 kilometers (48 mi) southwest of Saransk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 8,687.[2]
Insar Инсар | |
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| • Moksha | Инзара |
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Location of Insar  | |
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| Coordinates: 53°52′N 44°23′E / 53.867°N 44.383°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Mordovia[1] |
| Administrative district | Insarsky District[1] |
| Town of district significance | Insar[1] |
| Founded | 1648 |
| Town status since | 1958 |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,687 |
| • Capital of | Insarsky District,[1] town of district significance of Insar[1] |
| • Municipal district | Insarsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Urban settlement | Insar Urban Settlement[3] |
| • Capital of | Insarsky Municipal District,[3] Insar Urban Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [4]) |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 431430 |
| OKTMO ID | 89624101001 |
| 2010 Census | 8,687[2] |
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| 2002 Census | 8,951[6] |
| 1989 Census | 9,275[7] |
| 1979 Census | 9,034[8] |
History
It was founded in 1648 as a fortress and a posad.[citation needed] Town status was granted to it in 1780; it was demoted to a rural locality in 1926.[citation needed] Town status was re-granted again in 1958.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Insar serves as the administrative center of Insarsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with one rural locality (the settlement of Zarya), incorporated within Insarsky District as the town of district significance of Insar.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Insar is incorporated within Insarsky Municipal District as Insar Urban Settlement.[3]
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- Государственное Собрание Республики Мордовия. Закон №7-З от 23 марта 1998 г. «О порядке решения вопросов административно-территориального устройства Республики Мордовия», в ред. Закона №44-З от 15 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в пункт 25 Приложения к Закону Республики Мордовия "О порядке решения вопросов административно-территориального устройства Республики Мордовия"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Известия Мордовии", №54, 25 марта 1998 г. (State Assembly of the Republic of Mordovia. Law #7-Z of March 23, 1998 On the Procedures of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Republic of Mordovia, as amended by the Law #44-Z of June 15, 2015 On Amending Item 25 of the Appendix to the Law of the Republic of Mordovia "On the Procedures of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Republic of Mordovia". Effective as of the official publication date.).
- Государственное Собрание Республики Мордовия. Закон №119-З от 28 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Инсарского муниципального района, Инсарского муниципального района и наделении их статусом сельского поселения, городского поселения и муниципального района», в ред. Закона №27-З от 12 марта 2010 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Республики Мордовия, устанавливающие границы муниципальных образований». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Известия Мордовии", №198-22, 30 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly of the Republic of Mordovia. Law #119-Z of December 28, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Insarsky Municipal District, of Insarsky Municipal District, and on Granting Them the Status of a Rural Settlement, Urban Settlement, and Municipal District, as amended by the Law #27-Z of March 12, 2010 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of the Republic of Mordovia, Which Establish the Borders of the Municipal Formations. Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the day of the official publication.).
External links
Media related to Insar at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of Insar (in Russian)
- Insar Business Directory (in Russian)