Tsivilsk
{{Short description|Town in the Chuvash Republic, Russia}}
{{For|the pig breed|Tsivilsk (pig)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2012}}
{{Infobox Russian inhabited locality
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|ru_name=Цивильск
|loc_name1=Ҫӗрпӳ
|loc_lang1=Chuvash
|image_skyline=Tsivilsk At centre of town.jpg
|image_caption=Central part of Tsivilsk
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|established_date=1589
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|current_cat_date=1781
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File:Тихвинский Богородский женский монастырь в городе Цивильск.jpg
Tsivilsk, also rendered Tzivilsk or Civilsk,{{efn|{{IPAc-en|s|ɪ|ˈ|v|ɪ|l|s|k}}; {{lang-rus|Цивильск|r=Civiljsk|p=tsʲɪˈvʲilʲsk}}; {{langx|cv|Çӗрпӳ|Cĕrpű}}, {{IPA|cv|ɕɵ̆rˈpʏ|IPA}}}} is a town and the administrative center of Tsivilsky District of the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located {{convert|37|km|sp=us}} from the republic's capital city of Cheboksary, at the crossroads of the highways from Nizhny Novgorod to Kazan and from Tsivilsk to Ulyanovsk. Population: {{ru-census|p2010=13,479|p2002=12,967|p1989=10,053}}
History
The original fortress at Tsivilsk was founded in 1589 as a Russian military outpost among the Chuvash population.{{cite web|title=General Information|url=http://gov.cap.ru/SiteMap.aspx?id=160570&gov_id=477|publisher=Chuvash Republic|language=russian|access-date=September 3, 2017}}
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tsivilsk serves as the administrative center of Tsivilsky District.Law #28 As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Tsivilsky District as Tsivilskoye Urban Settlement. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Tsivilsky Municipal District.Law #37
Infrastructure
There is a {{convert|350|m|adj=on|sp=us}} tall guyed mast used for FM- and TV-broadcasting in the town.
References
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{{Chuvash Republic}}
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