Minyar
# Minyar

Minyar (Russian: Минья́р) is a town in Ashinsky District of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the valley of the Sim River at its confluence with the Minyar River, 370 kilometers (230 mi) west of Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 10,194 (2010 Census); 11,032 (2002 Census); 12,930 (1989 Census).

## History

It was founded in 1771. Town status was granted to it on May 14, 1943.

## Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with one rural locality (the settlement of Volkovo), incorporated within Ashinsky District as the Town of Minyar. As a municipal division, the Town of Minyar is incorporated within Ashinsky Municipal District as Minyarskoye Urban Settlement.

