Ulan-Ude
Ulan-Ude (Russian:Ула́н-Удэ́; Buryat: Улаан-Үдэ), formerly Verkhneudinsk (Верхнеу́динск), the capital city of the Buryat Republic, Russia. The city is located about 100 km south-east of Lake Baikal. It sits at the foot of the Khamar-Daban and Khrebet Ulan-Burgasy mountain ranges, next to the confluence of the Selenga River and its tributary, the Uda. The city is divided into two parts by the Uda. Population 359,391 (2002 Census); 352,530 (1989 Census). It is the third largest city in East Siberia. It is served by Ulan-Ude Airport (Mukhino) as well as the smaller Ulan-Ude Vostochny Airport.
| Ulan-Ude (English) Улан-Удэ (Russian) Улаан Үдэ (Buryat) | |
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 Ulan-Ude City Center | |
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| City Day | September's first Saturday |
| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Buryatia |
| Administratively subordinated to | city of republic significance of Ulan-Ude |
| Capital of | Republic of Buryatia |
| Municipal status | |
| Urban okrug | Ulan-Ude Urban Okrug |
| Mayor[1] | Alexander Golkov[1] |
| Representative body | City Council of Deputies[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 347.6 km2 (134.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) | 404,426 inhabitants[2] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 45th |
| Density | 1,163/km2 (3,012/sq mi)[3] |
| Time zone | IRKT (UTC+09:00) |
| Founded | 1666 |
| City status since | 1775 |
| Postal code(s) | 6700xx |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 3012 |
| [ulan-ude-eg.ru Official website] | |
Ulan-Ude was founded in 1666 by the Russian Cossacks. Due to its geographical position, the city grew rapidly and became a large trade centre which connected Russia with China and Mongolia. There are old merchants' mansions richly decorated with wood and stone carving in the historical center of Ulan-Ude, along the river banks. They represent beautiful examples of Russian classicism. There is also a large and highly unusual head of Lenin in the central square.
Gallery
Lenin's head dominates the Soviet Square in Ulan-Ude
Ulan-Ude train station on the Trans-Siberian railway
A wooden house in Ulan-Ude
Ulan-Ude Media
Coat of arms of Verkhneudinsk in 1790
A Russian Old Believer church moved to the ethnographic museum in Ulan-Ude
Gate of the Ulan-Ude Ethnographic Museum
Datsan Hambyn Hure. City of Ulan-Ude
Picture of Odigitrievsky Cathedral in Ulan Ude, Russia. Taken by me 7/06, released into public domain.
Panorama of Ulan-Ude. View from Mount Komushka
Ulan-Ulde, 1885
Октябрьский район
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Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Baikal24".
- ↑ "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1[[Category:Articles containing Russian language text]]". Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
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