Chuvash is a first-level division of Russia, in Asia. Its mapped cities centre on 55.4936° N, 46.9358° E.

What is the largest city in Chuvash?

Cheboksary is the largest city mapped in Chuvash, with a metropolitan population of about 446,781.

How many cities are in Chuvash?

YearMaps maps 4 cities and towns in Chuvash, with a combined metropolitan population of about 578,324. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.

What is the largest lake in Chuvash?

The largest lake mapped in or beside Chuvash is Samara Reservoir, at about 5,757 km².

State / Province · Russia

Map of Chuvash

Chuvash is a first-level division of Russia. Its largest mapped city is Cheboksary, with about 446,781 people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Chuvash, and the tables list its 4 mapped cities along with the lakes nearest to them.

Cities Mapped: 4
Largest City: Cheboksary
Country: Russia

History of Chuvash: Empires and States

The atlas records 9 polities whose mapped territory included part of Chuvash, from Kimek-Kipchak confederation in 1072 CE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.

Polities that held Chuvash, in chronological order
Polity	Period here
Kimek-Kipchak confederation	1072–1235 CE
The Mongol Empire	1236–1293 CE
Golden Horde	1294–1501 CE
Blue Horde	1363–1401 CE
Khanate of Kazan	1440–1551 CE
Tsardom of Russia	1552–1720 CE
The Russian Empire	1721–1916 CE
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics	1922–1991 CE
Russian Federation	1992–2024 CE

Historical Maps of Chuvash

Chuvash on the world map in each year one of these states held it:

Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.

Largest Cities in Chuvash

4 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.

Largest Cities in Chuvash
#	Name	Population	Region	Role
1	Cheboksary	446,781	Chuvash	Admin-1 capital
2	Kanash	49,886	Chuvash	Populated place
3	Alatyr	46,427	Chuvash	Populated place
4	Shumerlya	35,230	Chuvash	Populated place

Largest Lakes in Chuvash

2 lakes mapped. Ranked by mapped surface area. A lake on a border is listed under each country it lies in, with the area of the whole lake. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.

Largest Lakes in Chuvash
#	Name	Surface Area	Type
1	Samara Reservoir	5,757 km²	Reservoir
2	Cheboksary Reservoir	1,214 km²	Reservoir

Chuvash: Quick Answers

Where is Chuvash?: Chuvash is a first-level division of Russia, in Asia. Its mapped cities centre on 55.4936° N, 46.9358° E.
What is the largest city in Chuvash?: Cheboksary is the largest city mapped in Chuvash, with a metropolitan population of about 446,781.
How many cities are in Chuvash?: YearMaps maps 4 cities and towns in Chuvash, with a combined metropolitan population of about 578,324. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.
What is the largest lake in Chuvash?: The largest lake mapped in or beside Chuvash is Samara Reservoir, at about 5,757 km².