Ulyanovsk

For the warship, see Soviet aircraft carrier Ulyanovsk. For the town in Kazakhstan, see Botakara.
Ulyanovsk
Ульяновск
City[1]
View of Ulyanovsk, now dominated by Soviet-era buildings
View of Ulyanovsk, now dominated by Soviet-era buildings
Flag of Ulyanovsk
Flag
Coat of arms of Ulyanovsk
Coat of arms
Location of Ulyanovsk
Map
Ulyanovsk is located in Ulyanovsk Oblast
Ulyanovsk
Ulyanovsk
Location of Ulyanovsk
Ulyanovsk is located in European Russia
Ulyanovsk
Ulyanovsk
Ulyanovsk (European Russia)
Ulyanovsk is located in Europe
Ulyanovsk
Ulyanovsk
Ulyanovsk (Europe)
Coordinates: 54°19′N 48°22′E / 54.317°N 48.367°E / 54.317; 48.367
CountryRussia
Federal subjectUlyanovsk Oblast[1]
Founded1648
City status since1796
Government
 • BodyCity Duma
 • HeadDmitry Zverev (Acting)[2]
Area
[3]
 • Total316.9 km2 (122.4 sq mi)
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[4]
 • Total613,786
 • Estimate 
(2018)[5]
626,540 (+2.1%)
 • Rank20th in 2010
 • Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
 • Subordinated tocity of oblast significance of Ulyanovsk[1]
 • Capital ofUlyanovsk Oblast,[6] city of oblast significance of Ulyanovsk[1]
 • Urban okrugUlyanovsk Urban Okrug[7]
 • Capital ofUlyanovsk Urban Okrug[7]
Time zoneUTC+4 (UTC+04:00 Edit this on Wikidata[8])
Postal code(s)[9]
432xxx
Dialing code(s)+7 8422[10]
OKTMO ID73701000001
City DayJune 12
Websitewww.ulmeria.ru

Ulyanovsk,[a] known as Simbirsk[b] until 1924, is a city and the administrative center of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River 705 kilometers (438 mi) east of Moscow. Ulyanovsk has been the only Russian UNESCO City of Literature since 2015.

The city was the birthplace of Vladimir Lenin (born Ulyanov), for whom it was renamed after his death in 1924; and of Alexander Kerensky, the leader of the Russian Provisional Government which Lenin overthrew during the October Revolution of 1917. It is also famous for its writers such as Ivan Goncharov, Nikolay Yazykov and Nikolay Karamzin, and for painters such as Arkady Plastov and Nikas Safronov.[11]

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference Ref150 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Сегодня Дмитрий Зверев приступил к исполнению полномочий главы Ульяновска". mosaica.ru. December 1, 2022.
  3. ^ Регионы России. Основные социально-экономические показатели городов 2012
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  6. ^ Official website of Ulyanovsk Oblast. About Ulyanovsk Oblast (in Russian)
  7. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Ref310 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  9. ^ "Почтовые индексы России".
  10. ^ "Телефонные коды Ульяновской области".
  11. ^ "UNESCO City of Literature". ulyanovskcreativecity.ru. Retrieved May 17, 2019.


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