Revda (in English) Ревда (Russian) |
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Location of Sverdlovsk Oblast in Russia |
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Administrative status (as of 2011) | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Sverdlovsk Oblast |
Administratively subordinated to | Town of Revda |
Administrative center of | Town of Revda |
Municipal status (as of June 2009) | |
Urban okrug | Revda Urban Okrug |
Administrative center of | Revda Urban Okrug |
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Population (2010 Census) | 61,875 inhabitants |
- Rank in 2010 | 258th |
Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
Founded | 1734 |
Town status since | 1935 |
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Revda (Russian: Ревда́) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Population: 61,875 (2010 Census);62,667 (2002 Census);65,757 (1989 Census).
The Europe-Asia border runs through Revda.
It was founded in 1734 and was granted town status in 1935.
Within the framework of the administrative divisions, it is, together with the town of Degtyarsk and ten rural localities, incorporated as the Town of Revda—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Revda and seven rural localities are incorporated as Revda Urban Okrug. The town of Degtyarsk, together with three other rural localities, is incorporated separately as Degtyarsk Urban Okrug.
A local museum houses replicas of border markers on various road and highways in the Urals.