Ulan-Ude

Ulan-Ude Улан-Удэ
City
Other transcription(s)
• Buryat	Улаан Үдэ
Ulan-Ude City Center
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Ulan-Ude
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Coordinates: 51°50′N 107°36′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Buryatia
Founded	1666
City status since	1775
Government
• Body	City Council of Deputies[1]
• Mayor[1]	Alexander Golkov[1]
Area
• Total	347.6 km^2 (134.2 sq mi)
Elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	404,426
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	434,869 (+7.5%)
• Rank	45th in 2010
• Density	1,200/km^2 (3,000/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	city of republic significance of Ulan-Ude
• Capital of	Republic of Buryatia
• Capital of	city of republic significance of Ulan-Ude
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Ulan-Ude Urban Okrug
• Capital of	Ulan-Ude Urban Okrug
Time zone	UTC+8 (MSK+5 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	6700xx
Dialing code(s)	+7 3012
OKTMO ID	81701000001
City Day	September's first Saturday
Twin towns	Taipei, Berkeley, Elista, Omsk, Changchun, Simferopol, Yeongwol County, Yamagata, Ulanqab, Ulaanbaatar, Rumoi, Manzhouli, Lanzhou, Hulunbuir, Hohhot, Haeju, Erenhot, Erdenet, Donetsk, Darkhan, Anyang
Website	ulan-ude-eg.ru

Ulan-Ude (Russian:Ула́н-Удэ́; Buryat: Улаан-Үдэ), formerly Verkhneudinsk (Верхнеу́динск), the capital city of the Buryat Republic, Russia. The city is located about 100 km south-east of Lake Baikal. It sits at the foot of the Khamar-Daban and Khrebet Ulan-Burgasy mountain ranges, next to the confluence of the Selenga River and its tributary, the Uda. The city is divided into two parts by the Uda. Population 359,391 (2002 Census); 352,530 (1989 Census). It is the third largest city in East Siberia. It is served by Ulan-Ude Airport (Mukhino) as well as the smaller Ulan-Ude Vostochny Airport.

Ulan-Ude was founded in 1666 by the Russian Cossacks. Due to its geographical position, the city grew rapidly and became a large trade centre which connected Russia with China and Mongolia. There are old merchants' mansions richly decorated with wood and stone carving in the historical center of Ulan-Ude, along the river banks. They represent beautiful examples of Russian classicism. There is also a large and highly unusual head of Lenin in the central square.

Gallery

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  Lenin's head dominates the Soviet Square in Ulan-Ude
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  Ulan-Ude train station on the Trans-Siberian railway
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  A wooden house in Ulan-Ude

Sources

1. "Baikal24".
2. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
3. "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
4. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
5. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)

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