Novonikolayevsk
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 Clockwise: Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, the Circus, the Trade House, the Children's Railway, the Railway station, the Opera and Ballet Theatre |
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| Anthem | none |
| City Day | Last Sunday of June |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Novosibirsk Oblast |
| Administrative center of | Novosibirsk Oblast,City of Novosibirsk,Novosibirsky District |
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| Urban okrug | Novosibirsk Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | City of Novosibirsk, Novosibirsky Municipal District |
| Head (Mayor) | Anatoly Lokot |
| Representative body | Council of Deputies |
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| Area (January 2015) | 502.7 km2 (194.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 1,473,754 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 3rd |
| Population (January 2015 est.) | 1,567,087 inhabitants |
| Density | 2,932/km2 (7,590/sq mi) |
| Time zone | KRAT (UTC+07:00) |
| Founded | 1893 |
| City status since | January 10, 1904 [O.S. December 28, 1903] |
| Previous names | Novonikolayevsk (until February 12, 1926) |
| Postal code(s) | 630000, 630001, 630003–630005, 630007–630011, 630015, 630017, 630019, 630020, 630022, 630024, 630025, 630027–630030, 630032–630037, 630039–630041, 630045–630049, 630051, 630052, 630054–630061, 630063, 630064, 630066, 630068, 630071, 630073, 630075, 630077–630080, 630082–630084, 630087–630092, 630095–630100, 630102, 630105–630112, 630114, 630116, 630117, 630119–630121, 630123, 630124, 630126, 630128, 630129, 630132, 630133, 630136, 630200, 630201, 630700, 630880, 630885, 630890, 630899–630901, 630910, 630920–630926, 630970–630978, 630980–630983, 630985, 630988, 630989, 630991–630993, 901026, 901036, 901073, 901076, 901078, 901095, 901243, 901245, 901246, 991214 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 383 |
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| 2010 Census | 1,473,754 |
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| 2002 Census | 1,425,508 |
| 1989 Census | 1,436,516 |
| 1979 Census | 1,312,480 |
Novosibirsk (Russian: Новосиби́рск; IPA: [nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk]) is the third-most populous city in Russia after Moscow and St. Petersburg. It is the most populous city in Asian Russia, with a population of 1,473,754 as of the 2010 Census. It is the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast as well as of the Siberian Federal District.
The city is located in the southwestern part of Siberia on the banks of the Ob River adjacent to the Ob River Valley, near the large water reservoir formed by the dam of the Novosibirsk Hydro Power Plant. It is split into ten districts and occupies an area of 502.1 square kilometres (193.9 sq mi).
Novosibirsk, founded in 1893 at the future site of a Trans-Siberian Railway bridge crossing the great Siberian river of Ob, first was named Novonikolayevsk (Новониколаевск), in honor both of Saint Nicholas and of the reigning Tsar Nicholas II. It superseded nearby Krivoshchekovskaya village, which was founded in 1696. The bridge was completed in the spring of 1897, making the new settlement the regional transport hub. The importance of the city further increased with the completion of the Turkestan-Siberia Railway in the early 20th century. The new railway connected Novonikolayevsk to Central Asia and the Caspian Sea.
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