Chapayevsk
Chapayevsk
Чапаевск | |
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Location of Chapayevsk | |
| Coordinates: 52°59′N 49°43′E / 52.983°N 49.717°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Samara Oblast |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 72,689 |
| • Rank | 217th in 2010 |
| • Subordinated to | town of oblast significance of Chapayevsk |
| • Capital of | town of oblast significance of Chapayevsk |
| • Urban okrug | Chapayevsk Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Chapayevsk Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK+1 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 446100–446116 |
| OKTMO ID | 36750000001 |
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Chapayevsk (Russian: Чапа́евск) is a town in Samara Oblast, Russia, located 40 kilometers (25 mi) from the city of Samara, on the right bank of the Chapayevka River (a tributary of the Volga River). Population: 72,692 (2010 Census); 73,912 (2002 Census); 97,984 (1989 Soviet census).
It was previously known as Ivashchenkovo (until 1927), Trotsk (after Leon Trotsky until 1929).