Insar, Insarsky District, Republic of Mordovia

Insar
Инсар
Other transcription(s)
  MokshaИнзара
Location of Insar
Insar
Location of Insar
Insar
Insar (Republic of Mordovia)
Coordinates: 53°52′N 44°23′E / 53.867°N 44.383°E / 53.867; 44.383
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMordovia
Administrative districtInsarsky District
Town of district significanceInsar
Founded1648
Town status since1958
Population
  Total
8,687
  Capital ofInsarsky District, town of district significance of Insar
  Municipal districtInsarsky Municipal District
  Urban settlementInsar Urban Settlement
  Capital ofInsarsky Municipal District, Insar Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code(s)
431430
OKTMO ID89624101001
Insar population
2010 Census8,687
2002 Census8,951
1989 Census9,275
1979 Census9,034

Insar (Russian: Инса́р; Moksha: Инзара, Inzara; Erzya: Инсар ош, Insar oš) is a town and the administrative center of Insarsky District of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia, located at the confluence of the Issa and Insarka Rivers, 77 kilometers (48 mi) southwest of Saransk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 8,687.