One of the largest territorial entities in the Chuvash Republic is the Ibresinsky district. In what part of the country is it located? How many people live within it? What is the nature and economy of the area like?
Ibresinsky district of the Chuvash Republic: general information
Tiny Chuvashia is located 600 kilometers east of Moscow. Ibresinsky district is the third largest in its composition. Its total area is 1200 sq. km. It is located in the southern part of the republic. Location of the district on the map of Chuvashia:
Ibresinsky district of the Chuvash Republic was established in September 1927. At the time of formation, there were 70 villages here. Today, there are fewer settlements within this region - 57. The total number of its population has also decreased (almost by half).
The Kanash-Alatyr railway (the length of the branch is 38 km), as well as the Cheboksary-Yalchik and Kanash-Alatyr highways pass through the district. The location of the district on the map of Russia can be seen in the photo below.
The administration of the Ibresinsky district of the Chuvash Republic is located in the village of Ibresi, at the address: Maresyev Street, 49. Residents of the district are received here on various issues daily (except Saturday and Sunday), from 8:00 to 17:00. The head of the administration of the Ibresinsky district today is Gorbunov Sergey Valerievich.
Nature and ecology of the region
The relief of the region is hilly and densely dissected by ravines, gullies and river valleys. The relative height of individual hills and hills reaches 50-80 meters. Deposits of slates, phosphorites and kaolin were found in the bowels. Numerous rivers and watercourses related to the Volga basin (Kirya, Bula, Kubnya, Khoma and others) flow through the territory of the district. There are few lakes and their area is insignificant.
More than half of the territory of the Ibresinsky district is covered with forest. The main tree species in these forests are spruce, pine, larch, birch, linden, aspen and alder. The area has a great recreational and tourist potential and is recognized as the cleanest in ecological terms on the map of Chuvashia. This region is also famous for its plantations of medicinal plants (thyme, lemongrass, Rhodiola rosea and other species).
Ibresinsky district: population and economy
As of the beginning of 2017, 23.5 thousand people live within the district (eighth place in the republic in terms of population). Interestingly, by the beginning of World War II, there were almost 40 thousand inhabitants. Beginning with2002, the population of the Ibresinsky region is rapidly declining.
The level of urbanization here is low: about 40% of the population is considered urban. True, there are no cities in this area at all. There are two urban-type settlements (Ibresi and Buinsk), as well as 55 villages. The administrative structure of the district includes one urban and 12 rural settlements.
Both industry and the agricultural sector are developed in the region. The most productive sectors of the local economy are logging, woodworking and food processing. The Ibresinsky district produces furniture, boards and lumber, bricks, molasses, milk, as well as various confectionery.
Most of the industrial enterprises are located in Buinsk and Ibresy. Residents of villages and villages are mainly engaged in agriculture, which specializes in meat and dairy cattle breeding, pig breeding, growing potatoes and vegetables. Recently, beekeeping has also been developing in the region.
Ibresi village - the administrative center of the district
The urban-type settlement of Ibresi was founded at the end of the 19th century. Today it is home to a third of the population of the region - almost 8 thousand people. The settlement is located 115 kilometers from Cheboksary and 590 kilometers from Moscow. From the north, south and west, the Ibresi are surrounded by forests. Near the village there is a large deposit of building clay, on the basis of which a brick factory operates.
According to the latest census, the Chuvash prevail in the Ibres (71%). Russians (24%), Tatars and Mordovians also live here. A quarter of the working populationemployed in industry. The main enterprises of the village include the railway station, brick, dairy and starch factories. The oldest local industry is woodworking. Today parquet, furniture, window blocks are produced in Ibresy.
The main attraction of the village is the ethnographic skansen (open-air museum). Here, on an area of one and a half hectares, you can see the traditional wooden buildings of the Chuvash, the pottery of the local artel, as well as paintings by the best artists of the region.
