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Yekaterinburg (English)
Екатеринбург (Russian)

Yekaterinburg at night

Yekaterinburg on the map of Russia
Coordinates
56°50′N 60°35′E / 56.833, 60.583Coordinates: 56°50′N 60°35′E / 56.833, 60.583
Coat of Arms
City Day: 3rd Saturday of August
Administrative status
Federal subject
In jurisdiction of
Administrative center of		 Sverdlovsk Oblast
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Local self-government
Charter Charter of Yekaterinburg
Municipal status Urban okrug
Head Arkady Chernetsky
Legislative body City Duma
Area
Area n/a
Population (as of the 2002 Census)
Population
- Rank
- Density
 1,293,537 inhabitants
5th
n/a
Events
Founded November 18, 1723
Town status 1796
Renamed Sverdlovsk 1924
Renamed Yekaterinburg 1991
Other information
Postal code 620000
Dialing code +7 343
Official website
http://www.ekburg.ru/

Yekaterinburg is a big city in Russia, with a population of 1,293,537 people. The city was started in 1721 by Vasily Tatischev and named after Saint Catherine.

[change] Twin cities

The city duma building with the Lenin statue.
The city duma building with the Lenin statue.

Yekaterinburg is a sister city of


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