Saransk facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Saransk (English) Саранск (Russian) Саранош (Moksha) Саран ош  (Erzya)
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[[File: Clockwise from top: Cathedral of St. Theodore Ushakov, Regional museum, Saransk I railway station, Musical theatre named after I. M. Yaushev, Millennium square and main building Mordovian State University |250px]]
Coat of arms	Flag
City Day	June 12
Administrative status (as of May 2014)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Mordovia
Administratively subordinated to	city of republic significance of Saransk
Capital of	Republic of Mordovia
Administrative center of	city of republic significance of Saransk
Municipal status (as of March 2010)
Urban okrug	Saransk Urban Okrug
Administrative center of	Saransk Urban Okrug
Mayor	Pyotr Tultayev
Representative body	Council of Deputies
Statistics
Area	383 km2 (148 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census, preliminary)	297,415 inhabitants
- Rank in 2010	64th
Density	777/km2 (2,012/sq mi)
Time zone	MSK (UTC+04:00)
Founded	1641
City status since	1780
Postal code(s)	430000–430013, 430015–430019, 430021, 430023–430025, 430027, 430028, 430030–430034, 430700, 430899, 430950, 995300
Dialing code(s)	+7 8342
Official website: http://www.adm-saransk.ru/

Saransk (Russian: Саранск; Moksha: Саранош) is the capital city of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia. In 2010 there were 297,415 people living there.

Twin towns − Sister cities

Saransk is twinned with:

• Botevgrad, Bulgaria
• Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
• Sieradz, Poland

Images for kids

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  The first station, built in 1893

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  The statue of Admiral Fyodor Ushakov and the Cathedral of St. Theodore Ushakov, completed in 2006 and dedicated in his memory.

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  The Mordovia Arena hosted 2018 FIFA World Cup games

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  Monument of Eternal Glory in memory of fallen soldiers

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  Trolleybus on Pobedy Street in Saransk

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  Saransk Airport

See also

In Spanish: Saransk para niños