Alatyr / Ulatăr is a town in Chuvashia, located on the Sura River at its confluence with the Alatyr River. Population: 43,161 (2002); 43,000 (1968).
    
    Alatyr is one of the oldest towns in Chuvashia. It was founded in 1552 as a fortified outpost and granted town status in 1780. Alatyr gained economic importance in 1894 after to the construction of the Moscow-Ryazan-Kazan railroad.