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Verkhneudinsk

Ulan-Ude (English)
Улан-Удэ (Russian)
Улаан Үдэ (Buryat)
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Ulan-Ude City Center
Ulan-Ude is located in Republic of Buryatia
Ulan-Ude
Ulan-Ude
Location of Ulan-Ude in the Republic of Buryatia
Coordinates: 51°50′N 107°36′E / 51.833°N 107.600°E / 51.833; 107.600Coordinates: 51°50′N 107°36′E / 51.833°N 107.600°E / 51.833; 107.600
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City Day September's first Saturday
Administrative status (as of May 2010)
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Buryatia
Administratively subordinated to city of republic significance of Ulan-Ude
Capital of Republic of Buryatia
Administrative center of city of republic significance of Ulan-Ude
Municipal status (as of October 2011)
Urban okrug Ulan-Ude Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Ulan-Ude Urban Okrug
Mayor Alexander Golkov
Representative body City Council of Deputies
Statistics
Area 347.6 km2 (134.2 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 404,426 inhabitants
Rank in 2010 45th
Density 1,163/km2 (3,010/sq mi)
Time zone IRKT (UTC+08:00)
Founded 1666
City status since 1775
Previous names Udinsk (until 1783),
Verkhneudinsk (until July 27, 1934)
Postal code(s) 6700xx
Dialing code(s) +7 3012
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Ulan-Ude (Russian: Улан-Удэ; IPA: [ʊˈlan ʊˈdɛ]; Buryat: Улаан Үдэ, Ulaan Üde) is the capital city of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia; it is located about 100 kilometers (62 mi) southeast of Lake Baikal on the Uda River at its confluence with the Selenga. According to the 2010 Census, 404,426 people lived in Ulan-Ude; up from 359,391 recorded in the 2002 Census, making the city the third largest in eastern Siberia by population.

Ulan-Ude was first called Udinskoye (У́динское) for its location on the Uda River. From around 1735, the settlement was called Udinsk (У́динск) and was granted town status under that name in 1775. The name was changed to Verkhneudinsk, literally "Upper Udinsk" (Верхнеу́динск), in 1783 to differentiate it from Nizhneudinsk ("Lower Udinsk") lying on a different Uda River near Irkutsk which was granted town status that year. The "upper" and "lower" refer to positions of the two cities relative to each other, not the location of the cities on their respective Uda rivers. Verkhneudinsk lies at the mouth of its Uda, i.e. the lower end, while Nizhneudinsk is along the middle stretch of its Uda. The current name was given to the city in 1934 and means "red Uda" in Buryat, reflecting the Soviet Union's Communist ideology.


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