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Cheboksary
City population
492,331
#38
in Russia
#1
in Chuvash Republic
#1,161
worldwide
56.132, 47.246 · 601 km from Moscow
About Cheboksary
Cheboksary is a city in Chuvash Republic, Russia with a population of 492,331. It is the 38th largest of the 980 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Russia, and the 1,161st largest worldwide. It lies 601 km from Moscow.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 5
Elevation
141 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Moscow
Coordinates
56.132, 47.246
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
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