Yekaterinburg
Екатеринбург
federal subject Sverdlovsk Oblast, Ural Federal District, Russia
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Yekaterinburg, alternatively romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk, is a city and the administrative centre of Sverdlovsk Oblast and the Ural Federal District, Russia. The city is located on the Iset River between the Volga-Ural region and Siberia, with a population of roughly 1.5 million residents, up to 2.2 million residents in the urban agglomeration. Wikipedia
| population: | 1,468,833 |
| named after: | Catherine I of Russia |
| date founded: | 1723 |
| area: | 468 km² |
| lies on: | Iset |
| head of government: | Alexey Orlov |
| postal code: | 620000–620999 |
| licence plate code: | 66, 96, 196 |
| elevation above sea level: | 237 m |
56.8391039N, 60.6082500E
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