{{Short description|Town in the Chuvash Republic, Russia}} {{Infobox Russian inhabited locality |en_name=Mariinsky Posad |ru_name=Мариинский Посад |loc_name1=Сĕнтĕрвăрри |loc_lang1=Chuvash |image_skyline=Mariinsky Posad West side of pedestrian street.jpg |image_caption=In Mariinsky Posad |coordinates={{coord|56|06|N|47|43|E|display=inline,title}} |map_label_position=bottom |image_coa=Coat of Arms of Mariinsky Posad (Chuvashia).png |coa_caption= |image_flag=Flag of Mariinsky Posad (Chuvashia).png |flag_caption= |anthem= |anthem_ref= |holiday= |holiday_ref= |federal_subject=Chuvash Republic |federal_subject_ref=<ref name="ChuvashR_admlaw" /> |adm_district_jur=Mariinsko-Posadsky District |adm_district_jur_ref=<ref name="ChuvashR_admlaw" /> |adm_selsoviet_jur=Mariinsko-Posadskoye |adm_selsoviet_type=Urban settlement |adm_selsoviet_jur_ref= |adm_ctr_of1=Mariinsko-Posadsky District |adm_ctr_of1_ref=<ref name="ChuvashR_admlaw" /> |adm_ctr_of2=Mariinsko-Posadskoye Urban Settlement |adm_ctr_of2_ref= |inhabloc_cat=Town |inhabloc_cat_ref=<ref name="ChuvashR_admlaw" /> |inhabloc_type= |inhabloc_type_ref= |mun_district_jur=Mariinsko-Posadsky Municipal District |mun_district_jur_ref=<ref name="ChuvashR_mun" /> |urban_settlement_jur=Mariinsko-Posadskoye Urban Settlement |urban_settlement_jur_ref=<ref name="ChuvashR_mun" /> |mun_admctr_of1=Mariinsko-Posadsky Municipal District |mun_admctr_of1_ref=<ref name="ChuvashR_mun" /> |mun_admctr_of2=Mariinsko-Posadskoye Urban Settlement |mun_admctr_of2_ref=<ref name="ChuvashR_mun" /> |leader_title= |leader_title_ref= |leader_name= |leader_name_ref= |representative_body= |representative_body_ref= |area_km2= |area_km2_ref= |pop_2010census=9088 |pop_2010census_ref=<ref name="2010Census" /> |pop_latest= |pop_latest_date= |pop_latest_ref= |established_date=1620 |established_title=First mentioned |established_date_ref=<ref name="About" /> |current_cat_date=1856 |current_cat_date_ref=<ref name="About" /> |postal_codes=429570, 429572, 429573 |dialing_codes= |dialing_codes_ref= |website=http://gov.cap.ru/Default.aspx?gov_id=412 }} {{Infobox |bodystyle=width:23.5em |title=Mariinsky Posad population |label1=2010 Census |data1=9,088<ref name="2010Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}}</ref> |label2=2002 Census |data2=10,273<ref name="2002Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2002Census}}</ref> |label3=1989 Census |data3=10,443<ref name="1989Census">{{ru-pop-ref|1989Census}}</ref> |label4=1979 Census |data4=10,025<ref name="1979Census">{{ru-pop-ref|1979Census}}</ref> }} '''Mariinsky Posad''' ({{langx|ru|Марии́нский Поса́д}}; {{langx|cv|Сĕнтĕрвăрри}}, ''Sĕntĕrvărri'') is a town and the administrative center of Mariinsko-Posadsky District in the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, {{convert|36|km|sp=us}} east of Cheboksary, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was&nbsp;9,088.<ref name="2010Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}}</ref>

==History== It was first mentioned in 1620 as the ''selo'' of '''Sundyr''' ({{lang|ru|Сундырь}}), named after the Sundyrka River (a tributary of the Volga).<ref name="About">{{cite web|title=Outline of the Settlement|url=http://gov.cap.ru/SiteMap.aspx?gov_id=412&id=149761&title=Portret_poseleniya|publisher=Chuvash Republic|language=ru|access-date=October 6, 2017}}</ref> It was granted town status and renamed Mariinsky Posad after Empress consort Maria Alexandrovna in 1856.<ref name="About" />

==Administrative and municipal status== Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mariinsky Posad serves as the administrative center of Mariinsko-Posadsky District.<ref name="ChuvashR_admlaw">Law #28</ref> As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Mariinsko-Posadsky District as '''Mariinsko-Posadskoye Urban Settlement'''.<ref name="ChuvashR_admlaw" /> As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Mariinsko-Posadsky Municipal District.<ref name="ChuvashR_mun">Law #37</ref>

==Economy== There are eleven processing, mechanical engineering, and construction materials factories in the town. Some of the other industries of employment in the city are a plant of cable works, a large automobile-repairing industry, a distillery, and a cooking oil-producing plant.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}

==Nature== thumb|Beginning of spring in Mariinsky Posad

The area around the town has rich wildlife. There are several national parks and reservations nearby. The area is a popular ecotourism destination.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}

==Education== The town has several schools.

==References== ===Notes=== {{Reflist}}

===Sources=== *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|cu|adm|law}} *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|cu|mun|list}}

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Category:Cities and towns in Chuvashia Category:Cheboksarsky Uyezd Category:Populated places on the Volga