Kanash
Kanash
Канаш | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Chuvash | Канаш |
Lenina Avenue in Kanash | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Interactive map of Kanash | |
Kanash Location of Kanash Kanash Kanash (Chuvash Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 55°30′25″N 47°29′29″E / 55.50694°N 47.49139°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chuvashia |
| Founded | 1891 |
| Town status since | 1925 |
| Government | |
| • Head | Lyudmila Ivanova |
| Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 45,607 |
• Estimate (2021) | 44,354 (−2.7%) |
| • Subordinated to | Town of Kanash |
| • Capital of | Town of Kanash, Kanashsky District |
| • Urban okrug | Kanash Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Kanash Urban Okrug, Kanashsky Municipal District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal codes | 429330, 429332–429337, 429340, 429349 |
| OKTMO ID | 97707000001 |
| Website | gov |
Kanash (Russian: Кана́ш; Chuvash: Канаш, Kanaş, lit. soviet) is a town in the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located at a major railway junction 76 kilometers (47 mi) from Cheboksary, the capital of the republic. Population: 45,607 (2010 census); 50,593 (2002 census); 54,585 (1989 Soviet census).