Dimitrovgrad, Russia

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Dimitrovgrad
Димитровград
City[1]
Dimitrovgrad railway station
Dimitrovgrad railway station
Flag of Dimitrovgrad
Flag
Coat of arms of Dimitrovgrad
Coat of arms
Location of Dimitrovgrad
Map
Dimitrovgrad is located in Russia
Dimitrovgrad
Dimitrovgrad
Location of Dimitrovgrad
Dimitrovgrad is located in Ulyanovsk Oblast
Dimitrovgrad
Dimitrovgrad
Dimitrovgrad (Ulyanovsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 54°11′N 49°35′E / 54.183°N 49.583°E / 54.183; 49.583
CountryRussia
Federal subjectUlyanovsk Oblast[1]
Founded1698Edit this on Wikidata
City status since1919
Government
 • HeadBogdan Pavlenko
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total122,580
 • Rank133rd in 2010
 • Subordinated tocity of oblast significance of Dimitrovgrad[1]
 • Capital ofMelekessky District,[1] city of oblast significance of Dimitrovgrad[1]
 • Urban okrugDimitrovgrad Urban Okrug[3]
 • Capital ofDimitrovgrad Urban Okrug,[3] Melekessky Municipal District[3]
Time zoneUTC+4 (UTC+04:00 Edit this on Wikidata[4])
Postal code(s)[5]
4335хх
Dialing code(s)+7 84235
OKTMO ID73705000001
Websitewww.dimitrovgrad.ru

Dimitrovgrad (Russian: Димитровград; Russian pronunciation: [dʲɪˌmʲitrɐvˈɡrat]), formerly Melekkes, Melekes, and Melekess (Chuvash: Мелеккес; Russian: Мелекес/Мелекесс;[6] Tatar: Mələkəs) until 1972, is a city in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia. It is the administrative center of Melekessky District, although it is not within the district and is an independent city. The city is located in the Volga Region, at the confluence of the Melekesska River and the Bolshoy Cheremshan River, a tributary of the Volga River. Dimitrovgrad has a population of 122,580 (2010 Census),[2] the second-largest city in Ulyanovsk Oblast, after Ulyanovsk.[7]

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  4. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
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