The Chuvash Republic (Russian: Чувашская Республика — Чувашия, Chuvashskaya Respublika – Chuvashiya; Chuvash: Чӑваш Республики, transl. Çăvaš Respubliki), or Chuvashia (Russian: Чувашия, Chuvashiya; Chuvash: Чӑваш Ен, transl. Çăvaš En), is a federal subject of Russia (a republic) in Eastern Europe. It is the homeland of the Chuvash people, a Turkic ethnic group. Its capital is the city of Cheboksary. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,251,619.