Cheboksary

**Cheboksary** (; ; ,  _Šupaškar_) is the capital city of Chuvashia, Russia. It is also a major port on the Volga River.

## History

Cheboksary was first mentioned in the 15th century by Russian soldiers that were on their way to invade the Khanate of Kazan. In European maps, the city was first shown as **Cibocar** and **Veda-Suar**. In 1555, the Russians built a fort there and in 1781 it was granted town status. In 1965, the population of Cheboksary had grown to 163,000.

## Population

Population: 496,350 (2024 Estimate).

The city of Cheboksary together with its satellite city Novocheboksarsk form an agglomeration with a population of more than 680 thousand people.

### Major ethnic groups

The population of Cheboksary is mainly made up of the two following ethnic groups; the Chuvash (62%), and ethnic Russians (34%).

## Education

Some educational institutions include the Chuvash State University, Chuvash State Agriculture Academy, the Chuvash State Pedagogical University, and the Cheboksary Cooperative Technical School.

- Cheboksary Physics and Mathematics School
- Cheboksary Cooperative Institute

## Economy

Cheboksary is located nearby the Cheboksary Dam, which provides large amounts of hydroelectric power. It is also the headquarters of Concern Tractor Plants, Russia's largest machine building company.

## Climate

The climate of the city is continental (Köppen classification system: Dfb). Its climate is similar to that of Moscow.

## Infobox (russian city)

- **en name**: Cheboksary
- **ru name**: Чебоксары
- **loc name1**: Шупашкар
- **loc lang1**: Chuvash
- **image caption**: **Left to right, top to bottom:** A View of Red Square from Cheboksary Bay on Chuvash Republic Day; Hospital Square, Universitetskaya Street; Cheboksary Airport, Chapayev Monument on Chapayev Square; Chuvash State Agricultural Academy
- **map label position**: bottom
- **image coa**: Coat of Arms of Cheboksary (1998).svg
- **image flag**: Flag of Cheboksary.svg
- **pushpin map**: Russia Chuvashia#European Russia#Europe
- **anthem**: Anthem of Cheboksary
- **holiday**: Third Sunday of August
- **federal subject**: Chuvash Republic
- **adm data as of**: July 2013
- **adm city jur**: city of federal subject significance, city of republic significance of Cheboksary
- **capital of**: Chuvash Republic
- **adm ctr of**: city of republic significance of Cheboksary
- **inhabloc cat**: City
- **mun data as of**: November 2011
- **urban okrug jur**: Cheboksary Urban Okrug
- **mun admctr of**: Cheboksary Urban Okrug
- **leader title**: Head
- **leader name**: Oleg Nikolayev
- **representative body**: Cheboksary City Assembly of Deputies, City Assembly of Deputies
- **area of what**: city
- **area as of**: 2012
- **area km2**: 250.9
- **pop 2010census**: 453721
- **pop 2010census rank**: 39th
- **pop latest**: 468725
- **pop latest date**: January 2014
- **established date**: 1469
- **established title**: First mentioned
- **current cat date**: 1781
- **postal codes**: 428000–428006, 428008–428015, 428017–428025, 428027–428029,428031, 428032, 428034–428038, 428899, 428999, 996200
- **dialing codes**: 8352
- **website**: http://gov.cap.ru/main.asp?govid=81
- **date**: April 2010