Saransk

Saransk (Russ. Саранск, Finn. Saranossi, Mksh./Erzy. Саранош) is the largest city and county seat of Mordoviya county in Uralica. As of its official annexation into the nation on 10 November 2009, it is Uralica's 12th-largest city, and 13th-largest urban area.

The population of Saransk has become more Uralic since the foundation of Uralica in Marhc of 2008, with three quarters of the population being either Moksha or Erzya and nearly 100% of the population speaking at least one of their languages. In terms of mother tongue, Moksha has an ever-so-slight edge on Erzya, with Russian, Finnish, Eastern Mari, and Chuvash also being spoken in significant quantities.

Culture
Saransk boasts the largest population of Mordvinic peoples of any city in the world, and this should come as little surprise given its status as the capital of the old Russo-Soviet administrative division. There was some talk as to whether or not the city should be renamed to Saranosh to reflect the native name of the city, however most Mordvins were fine having the Russian name remain the official English-language name, and thus the name shown in all the atlases.

Some people have called Saransk "a miniature version of Kirov or Yekaterinburg" because of its highly commercial nature. There are three major shopping malls in Saransk, including one close to Mordoviya Stadion, home to pro football (soccer) club Mordovia Saransk.

Sport
Coming soon

Neighbourhoods and Suburbs

 * Mokshasky (formerly Leninsky)
 * Erzyasky (formerly Proletarsky)
 * Martsky (formerly Oktyabrsky)
 * Lukhovka
 * Nikolayevka
 * Yalga
 * Bersenevka
 * Posop
 * Aleksandrovka