Sovetsky, Mari El Republic

Sovetsky (Russian Советский; mari У Роҥго, U Rongo ) is an urban-type settlement in the Republic of Mari El (Russia) with 10,664 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010 ).

Geography

The place is located in the Volga region nearly 40 kilometers northeast of the Republic capital Yoshkar -Ola on the river Ronga in the river system of the left Volga tributary Small Kokschaga ( Malaya Kokschaga ).

Sovetsky is the administrative center of the homonymous Rajons Sovetsky.

History

The village was founded in the 1950s in connection with the construction of a furniture factory just west of the village Fokino, which was since 1953 the administrative seat of Rajons Ronga. As the founding year of the settlement applies Sovetsky 1958; This year the Rajonverwaltung was transferred there. In 1960 also the name of Rajon Sovetsky, and in 1965 the place the status of an urban-type settlement.

The place name to Mari, U Rongo, stands for New Ronga and refers to the name of the river and the seven kilometers south village Ronga, after the Rajon founded in 1935, was originally named.

Demographics

Note: Census data

Economy and infrastructure

Townscape end company is a large furniture factory. In addition, there are companies in the food industry.

By Sovetsky the regional road R 172 from Yoshkar -Ola, where there is also the nearest railway station is running, after Urzhum in the neighboring Kirov Oblast.

A few kilometers east of the town is a 350 meters high, erected in 1984 television and radio transmission tower.