Yaransk
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Coordinates: 57°17′57.84″N 47°52′55.92″E / 57.2994°N 47.8822°E
Yaransk (Russian: Яра́нск, Mari: Яраҥ/Yaraň) is a town in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the Yaran River (Vyatka's basin), 257 kilometres (160 mi) southwest of Kirov. It is the administrative center of Yaransky District. Population: 19,723 (2002 Census); 20,466 (1989 Census).
At the middle ages Yaraň had a central position in the land of Mari and served as a capital for Mari people. In 1584 Yaransk was founded as a Russian fortress on the Yaran River at place of an old Mari fortress to defend against the Mari. A posad later grew around the fortress. Town status was granted to Yaransk in 1780.
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