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Revda, Sverdlovsk Oblast

Revda (in English)
Ревда (Russian)
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Location of Sverdlovsk Oblast in Russia
Revda is located in Sverdlovsk Oblast
Revda
Revda
Location of Revda in Sverdlovsk Oblast
Coordinates: 56°48′19″N 59°55′42″E / 56.80528°N 59.92833°E / 56.80528; 59.92833Coordinates: 56°48′19″N 59°55′42″E / 56.80528°N 59.92833°E / 56.80528; 59.92833
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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
Statistics
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.


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