Smolensk

Smolensk
Смоленск
Flag of Smolensk
Coat of arms of Smolensk
Location of Smolensk
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Smolensk is located in Smolensk Oblast
Smolensk
Smolensk
Location of Smolensk
Smolensk is located in European Russia
Smolensk
Smolensk
Smolensk (European Russia)
Smolensk is located in Europe
Smolensk
Smolensk
Smolensk (Europe)
Coordinates: 54°46′58″N 32°02′43″E / 54.78278°N 32.04528°E / 54.78278; 32.04528
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSmolensk Oblast[1]
First mentioned863[2]
Government
 • BodyCity Council[3]
 • HeadAlexander Novikov[4]
Area
 • Total166.35 km2 (64.23 sq mi)
Elevation
242 m (794 ft)
Population
 • Total326,861
 • Estimate 
(2018)[7]
330,025 (+1%)
 • Rank54th in 2010
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
 • Subordinated toSmolensk Urban Okrug[1]
 • Capital ofSmolensk Oblast,[1] Smolensky District[1]
 • Urban okrugSmolensk Urban Okrug[8]
 • Capital ofSmolensk Urban Okrug,[8] Smolensky Municipal District[8]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[9])
Postal code(s)[10]
214ХХХ
Dialing code(s)+7 4812
OKTMO ID66701000001
Websitewww.smoladmin.ru

Smolensk[a] is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, 360 kilometers (220 mi) west-southwest of Moscow. First mentioned in 863, it is one of the oldest cities in Russia. It has a population of 316,570 (2021 Census).[13]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
189747,000—    
192673,520+56.4%
1939156,884+113.4%
1959147,196−6.2%
1970210,779+43.2%
1979276,402+31.1%
1989341,483+23.5%
2002325,137−4.8%
2010326,861+0.5%
2021316,570−3.1%
Source: Census data
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  7. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
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  9. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  10. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
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  13. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.


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