Cheboksarsky District (; Chuvash: Шупашкар районĕ) is a district (raion) of the Chuvash Republic, Russia. The district's administrative center Kugesi (2002 population—11,658) is located 14 km from Chuvashia's capital Cheboksary. The district was formed on September 5, 1927. It is situated in the north of Chuvashia, bordering the Mari El Republic in the north, Mariinsko-Posadsky District to the east, Tsivilsky and Krasnoarmeysky Districts to the south, and Morgaushsky District to the west. The Volga River parts the district into a smaller trans-Volga area in the north, and a larger southern area which contains the majority of settlements. Source: [wikipedia: cheboksarsky district, chuvash republic]