Tula, Russia

Tula
Тула
Up: Kremlin, Museum of Weapons, Assembly of the Nobility. Center: Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Down: Cathedral of the Dormition at Uspensky Convent, Monument to gingerbread on Lenin Square, Administrative and production building for gingerbread trade
Up: Kremlin, Museum of Weapons, Assembly of the Nobility. Center: Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Down: Cathedral of the Dormition at Uspensky Convent, Monument to gingerbread on Lenin Square, Administrative and production building for gingerbread trade
Flag of Tula
Coat of arms of Tula
Location of Tula
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Tula is located in Tula Oblast
Tula
Tula
Location of Tula
Tula is located in European Russia
Tula
Tula
Tula (European Russia)
Tula is located in Europe
Tula
Tula
Tula (Europe)
Coordinates: 54°12′N 37°37′E / 54.200°N 37.617°E / 54.200; 37.617
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTula Oblast[1]
First mentioned1146[2]
Government
 • BodyCity Duma[3]
 • Mayor[5]Olga Slyusareva[4]
Area
 • Total153.52 km2 (59.27 sq mi)
Elevation
170 m (560 ft)
Population
 • Total501,169
 • Estimate 
(2018)[8]
482,873 (−3.7%)
 • Rank37th in 2010
 • Density3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi)
 • Subordinated toTula City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
 • Capital ofTula Oblast,[1] Tula City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
 • Urban okrugTula Urban Okrug[9]
 • Capital ofTula Urban Okrug[9]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[10])
Postal code(s)[11]
300000–300999
Dialing code(s)+7 4872[12]
OKTMO ID70701000001
Websitewww.tula.ru

Tula (Russian: Тула, IPA: [ˈtulə]) is the largest city and the administrative center of Tula Oblast in Russia, located 193 kilometers (120 mi) south of Moscow. Tula is located in the northern Central Russian Upland on the banks of the Upa River, a tributary of the Oka. At the 2010 census, Tula had a population of 501,169, an increase from 481,216 in 2002, making it the 32nd-largest city in Russia by population.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1897115,000—    
1926150,331+30.7%
1939272,224+81.1%
1959315,639+15.9%
1970461,965+46.4%
1979514,008+11.3%
1989539,980+5.1%
2002481,216−10.9%
2010501,169+4.1%
2021473,622−5.5%
Source: Census data

A primarily industrial city, Tula was a fortress at the border of the Principality of Ryazan. The city was seized by Ivan Bolotnikov in 1606 during the Time of Troubles and withstood a four-month siege by the Tsar's army. Historically, Tula has been a major centre for the manufacture of armaments. The Demidov family built the first armament factory in Russia in the city, in what would become the Tula Arms Plant, which still operates to this day.

Tula is home to the Klokovo air base, Tula State University, the Tula Kremlin, Tula State Museum of Weapons, and Kazanskaya Embankment. Tula has a historical association with the samovar, a metal container used to heat and boil water; the city was a major center of Russian samovar production. Yasnaya Polyana, the former home of the writer Leo Tolstoy, is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of Tula. Additionally, Tula is known for its imprinted gingerbread (pryanik),[13] which has been made in Tula since the 17th century.

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  3. ^ Official website of the Tula City Duma (in Russian)
  4. ^ "Мэром Тулы стала олимпийская чемпионка Ольга Слюсарева". September 27, 2019.
  5. ^ "Новым мэром Тулы стал Юрий Цкипури". September 29, 2014.
  6. ^ Генеральный план города Тулы
  7. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). 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.
  8. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  9. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Ref900 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  11. ^ Почтовые индексы России
  12. ^ Деловой город: Телефонный код Тулы
  13. ^ "Gingerbread Tula | Tula, Russia Activities". Lonely Planet. Retrieved April 30, 2020.