Dimitrovgrad (Russia)
| Dimitrovgrad (in English) Димитровград (Russian) |
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RailwayStation.JPG) Dimitrovgrad railway station |
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| Administrative status (as of July 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Ulyanovsk Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | city of oblast significance of Dimitrovgrad |
| Administrative center of | Melekessky District, city of oblast significance of Dimitrovgrad |
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| Urban okrug | Dimitrovgrad Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Dimitrovgrad Urban Okrug, Melekessky Municipal District |
| Head | Nikolay Gorshenin |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 122,580 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 133rd |
| Time zone | SAMT (UTC+04:00) |
| City status since | 1919 |
| Previous names | Melekess (until 1972) |
| Postal code(s) | 4335хх |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 84235 |
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Dimitrovgrad (Russian: Димитровгра́д), formerly Melekess (Мелекесс) until 1972, is a city in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia. It is the administrative center of Melekessky District, although it is not within the district and is an independent city. The city is located in the Volga Region, at the confluence of the Melekesska River and the Bolshoy Cheremshan River, a tributary of the Volga River. Dimitrovgrad has a population of 122,580 (2010 Census), the second-largest city in Ulyanovsk Oblast, after Ulyanovsk..
The city was founded in 1714 as a village for workers of the local distillery. By 1897 its population had grown to 8,500, and in 1919 it was granted town status. Until 1972, the city's name was Melekess (Мелекесс), after the local Melekesska River which runs through the town. On July 15, 1972, Melekess was renamed to Dimitrovgrad, celebrating the posthumous 90th birthday of Georgi Dimitrov, the first leader of the communist People's Republic of Bulgaria.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Dimitrovgrad serves as the administrative center of Melekessky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the city of oblast significance of Dimitrovgrad—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the city of oblast significance of Dimitrovgrad is incorporated as Dimitrovgrad Urban Okrug.
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