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Ufa

Ufa (English)
Уфа (Russian)
Өфө (Bashkir)
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Location of the Republic of Bashkortostan in Russia
Ufa is located in Bashkortostan
Ufa
Ufa
Location of Ufa in the Republic of Bashkortostan
Coordinates: 54°44′N 56°00′E / 54.733°N 56.000°E / 54.733; 56.000Coordinates: 54°44′N 56°00′E / 54.733°N 56.000°E / 54.733; 56.000
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Flag of Ufa.svg
Coat of arms
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Anthem none
Administrative status (as of February 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Bashkortostan
Administratively subordinated to city of republic significance of Ufa
Capital of Republic of Bashkortostan
Administrative center of city of republic significance of Ufa,Ufimsky District
Municipal status (as of December 2012)
Urban okrug Ufa Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Ufa Urban Okrug, Ufimsky Municipal District
Head Irek Yalalov
Representative body City Council
Statistics
Area 707.93 km2 (273.33 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 1,062,319 inhabitants
Rank in 2010 11th
Population (January 2016 est.) 1,121,429 inhabitants
Density 1,501/km2 (3,890/sq mi)
Time zone YEKT (UTC+05:00)
Founded 1574
City status since 1586
Postal code(s) 450000–450010, 450013–450015, 450017–450019, 450022, 450024, 450026–450030, 450032–450035, 450037–450040, 450043–450045, 450047, 450049–450059, 450061–450065, 450068, 450069, 450071, 450073–450081, 450083, 450091–450093, 450095–450101, 450103–450106, 450880, 450890, 450911–450948, 450951–450966, 450971–450979, 450981–450986, 450989–450999, 901139, 901229, 992200
Dialing code(s) +7 347
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Ufa population
2010 Census 1,062,319
2002 Census 1,042,437
1989 Census 1,082,052
1979 Census 969,289

Ufa (Russian: Уфа́, tr. Ufá; IPA: [ʊˈfa]; Bashkir: Өфө, Öfö; IPA: [øˈfø], About this sound pronunciation ) is the capital city of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, and the industrial, economic, scientific and cultural center of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,062,319, making it the eleventh most populous city in Russia.

Early history of the surrounding area of Ufa out in Paleolithic times.

Presumably from the 5th to the 16th century on the site of Ufa there was a medieval city. On the map of Pizzigano brothers (1367) and on the Catalan Atlas (1375) approximately on the Belaya River was designated a town Pascherti (Bashkort), On the Gerardus Mercator's map (1554) also marked the settlement with the Pascherti name. French orientalist Henri Cordier associates the position of Pascherti with the current location of Ufa.


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