Paranga, Russia

Paranga
Параньга
Other transcription(s)
  Meadow MariПоранча
Obelisk to the fallen in battles in the Great Patriotic War in the village of Parangin
Location of Paranga
Paranga
Location of Paranga
Paranga
Paranga (Mari El)
Coordinates: 56°43′N 49°25′E / 56.717°N 49.417°E / 56.717; 49.417
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMari El
Administrative districtParanginsky District
Urban-type settlementParanga Urban-Type Settlement
Founded1550 (Julian)
Population
  Total
5,985
  Capital ofParanginsky District, Paranga Urban-Type Settlement
  Municipal districtParanginsky Municipal District
  Urban settlementParanga Urban Settlement
  Capital ofParanginsky Municipal District, Paranga Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code(s)
425570
OKTMO ID88644151051
Paranga population
2010 Census5,985
2002 Census6,716
1989 Census6,863
1979 Census5,532

Paranga (Russian: Параньга́; Meadow Mari: Поранча, Poranča) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Paranginsky District of the Mari El Republic, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,985.