Insar, Insarsky District, Republic of Mordovia

Insar
Инсар
Other transcription(s)
 • MokshaИнзара
Interactive map of Insar
Insar
Location of Insar
Insar
Insar (Republic of Mordovia)
Coordinates: 53°52′N 44°23′E / 53.867°N 44.383°E / 53.867; 44.383
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMordovia
Administrative districtInsarsky District
Town of district significanceSelsovietInsar
Founded1648
Town status since1958
Population
 • Total
8,687
 • Estimate 
(2021)
7,920 (−8.8%)
 • Capital ofInsarsky District, town of district significance of Insar
 • Municipal districtInsarsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementInsar Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofInsarsky Municipal District, Insar Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code
431430
OKTMO ID89624101001
Insar population
2010 Census8,687
2002 Census8,951
1989 Census9,275
1979 Census9,034

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.