Yekaterinburg
forth-largest city in Russia, administrative center of Ural Federal District
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Summary
Yekaterinburg is a city/town in Russia[1]. Yekaterinburg draws 33,144 Wikipedia views per month (city town in russia category, ranking #2 of 6).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Order of Lenin[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Yekaterinburg Municipality[4]
- Country: Russia[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Iset[6]
- Head of government: Alexey Orlov[7]
- Continent: Asia[8]
- Instance of: largest city[9], big city[10], city of federal subject significance of Russia[11]
- Official language: Russian[12]
- Shares border with: Pervouralsk Urban Okrug[13], Degtyarsk Urban Okrug[14], Sredneuralsk Urban Okrug[15], Borough Upper Pyshma[16], Beryozovsky[17], Beryozovsky Urban Okrug[18], Beloyarsky District[19], Sysertsky District[20], Polevskoy Urban Okrug[21], Revda Urban Okrug[22]
- Named after: Catherine I of Russia[23]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Leninski district[24], Verch-Isetski district[25], Zheleznodorozhniy District[26], Ordzonikidsevski district[27], Kirovski district[28], Oktyabrski district[29], Chkalovski district[30]
- Flag: flag of Yekaterinburg[31]
- Twinned administrative body: San Jose[32], Ferentino[33], Plovdiv[34], Wuppertal[35], Plzeň[36], Genoa[37], Guangzhou[38], Incheon[39], Gothenburg[40], Bishkek[41], Birmingham[42], Turin[43], Ho Chi Minh City[44]
- Legislative body: Yekaterinburg City Duma[45]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Yekaterinburg[46]
- Postal code: 620000–620999[47]
- Commons category: Yekaterinburg[48]
- Licence plate code: 66[49], 96[50], 196[51]
- Local dialing code: 343[52]
- Inception: January 1, 1723[53]
- Significant event: execution of the Romanov family[54], Sverdlovsk anthrax leak[55]
- Official website: https://екатеринбург.рф/[56], https://www.ekburg.ru/[57], https://ekbconnection.ru/[58]
- IPA transcription: [jɪkətʲɪrʲɪnˈburk][59]
- Topic's main category: Category:Yekaterinburg[60]
- Commons gallery: Екатеринбург[61]
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Physical Characteristics
Yekaterinburg has a population of 4000[62].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Yekaterinburg include Yekaterinburg Time[63], a time zone[64].
Why It Matters
Yekaterinburg has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] Yekaterinburg is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]
Entities named for Yekaterinburg include Yekaterinburg Time[63], a time zone[64].
FAQs
What awards did Yekaterinburg receive?
Honors received include Order of Lenin[3].