Republic of Mari El

Main article: Subjects of the Russian Federation

The Republic of Mari El is a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, part of the Volga Federal District, the area is 23.4 thousand km ².

Federal authorities

Territorial branches of federal authorities:

• Arbitration Court of the Republic of Mari El
• Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Republic of Mari El
• Office of the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare in the Republic of Mari El
• Volga Interregional Territorial Air Transport Administration of the Federal Air Transport Agency

Government

Main article: Government of the Republic of Mari El

• Department of Informatization and Communications of the Republic of Mari El

• Ministry of Culture, Press and Nationalities of the Republic of Mari El
• Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Mari El
• Ministry of Health of the Republic of Mari El
• Ministry of Youth Policy, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Mari El
  • AU ​"Upravleniye sports facilities of the Republic of Mari El ​ "

• Ministry of State Property of the Republic of Mari El

• Ministry of Transport and Roads of the Republic of Mari El

• Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Mari El

• State Assembly of the Republic of Mari El

• Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Mari El

MPSC

• MPSC of the Republic of Mari El

Settlements

• Administration of the city district "City of Yoshkar-Ola"
  • Directorate of the municipal order of the city district of Yoshkar-Ola (DMZ)

• Administration of the urban district "City of Volzhsk"
• Administration of the municipality "Gornomariysky district"
• Administration of the municipality "Medvedevsky district"

Information Technology

Ministry of Digital Development Mari El

• Informsreda

• Educational and Scientific Center for Information Security LLC

• IT companies in Yoshkar-Ola
• IT companies in Volzhsk

Power

• Cheboksary hydroelectric station
• Yoshkar-Ola TETs-1

• PJSC TNS energo Mari El
• Marienergo is a branch of IDGC of Center and Volga Region PJSC

Tourism

2024: Growth of tourist flow to 1.2 million people

The tourist flow in the Republic of Mari El at the end of 2024 reached 1.2 million people, which was a record figure for the region. This was reported in April 2025 in the government of the republic.

According to the forecast of regional authorities, in 2025 the number of tourists may increase to 1.3 million people, which indicates positive dynamics in the field of domestic tourism and growing interest in the cultural and natural attractions of the region.

Tourist flow in Mari El for the year increased to 1.2 million people

According to TASS, more than half of tourists coming to Mari El prefer to visit the capital of the republic - the city of Yoshkar-Ola. The head of the region, Yury Zaytsev, told reporters that 148,894 tourists visited the republic in the winter season of 2024-2025, and more than 77 thousand people (52% of the total) chose Yoshkar-Ola.

To develop the tourism industry within the framework of the approved master plan in the next ten years, Mari El plans to implement 12 flagship tourism projects, 32 quick-to-implement initiatives and 43 long-term programs.

An important part of the tourism development strategy in the region is the modernization of transport infrastructure. In 2024, the berth in Kozmodemyansk was commissioned with a capacity of 200 passengers. In June 2025, the construction of a pier in Yurino near Sheremetev Castle, which is a popular attraction, will begin. According to the head of the republic, in 2026 the construction of the pier in Kokshaysk will also begin. In parallel, the regional airport is being modernized.

The rural tourism segment is developing dynamically in the republic. Various options for agritourism have already been included in the register of routes in this direction. Two projects received federal funding in the form of grants from the Ministry agriculture Russia - Ecopark "ZaAzyakovo" and "Marie Otar" ("Mari apiary").

In 2024, the tourist infrastructure of the republic was replenished with 60 new modular rooms and two four-star hotels, which made it possible to increase the ability to receive guests.^[1][2]

Culture

Ministry of Culture, Press and Nationalities of the Republic of Mari El

• GAUK RME "Academic Russian Drama Theater named after Georgy Konstantinov"
• GBUK "National Museum of RME named after T. Evseev"
  • Children's Museum Center of the Republic of Mari El
  • Museum of the History of Orthodoxy of the Republic of Mari El
  • Folk Arts Museum
  • House-Museum of I.S. Klyuchnikov-Palantay

Education

Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Mari El

• ANO "National Center for Professional and Public Accreditation" (National Accreditation Center)

UNIVERSITIES of the Republic of Mari El

• FSBEI HE "Volga State Technological University"
• Mari State University

Colleges and organizations of DPO

• SBEI DPO RME "Regional Methodological Center for the Development of Qualifications"
• ANO DPO "Training and Consulting Center"

Health care

Ministry of Health of the Republic of Mari El

Clinics

• GBU RME "Republican Oncological Dispensary"
• GBU RME "Volga Central City Hospital"
• GBU RME "Perinatal Center"

Organizations of the Republic of Mari El

• Organizations in Yoshkar-Ola
• IT companies in Yoshkar-Ola

• Organizations in Volzhsk
• IT companies in Volzhsk

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