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Viipuri

Vyborg (English)
Выборг (Russian)
Viipuri (Finnish)
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Vyborg June2012 View from Olaf Tower 06.jpg
A view of Vyborg from the castle tower
Map of Russia - Leningrad Oblast (2008-03).svg
Location of Leningrad Oblast in Russia
Vyborg is located in Leningrad Oblast
Vyborg
Vyborg
Location of Vyborg in Leningrad Oblast
Coordinates: 60°43′N 28°46′E / 60.717°N 28.767°E / 60.717; 28.767Coordinates: 60°43′N 28°46′E / 60.717°N 28.767°E / 60.717; 28.767
Coat of arms of Vyborg.svg
Flag of Vyborg.svg
Coat of arms
Flag
Administrative status (as of June 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Leningrad Oblast
Administrative district Vyborgsky District
Settlement municipal formation Vyborgskoye Settlement Municipal Formation
Administrative center of Vyborgsky District, Vyborgskoye Settlement Municipal Formation
Municipal status (as of June 2013)
Municipal district Vyborgsky Municipal District
Urban settlement Vyborgskoye Urban Settlement
Administrative center of Vyborgsky Municipal District, Vyborgskoye Urban Settlement
Head Gennady Orlov
Representative body Council of Deputies
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 79,962 inhabitants
Rank in 2010 208th
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded 11th or 12th century
Previous names Viipuri (until 1944)
Postal code(s) 188800–188802, 188804, 188805, 188807–188811, 188819, 188899
Dialing code(s) +7 81378
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Vyborg (Russian Cyrillic: Выборг [ˈvɨbɔrk],Finnish: Viipuri [vi:puri], Swedish: Viborg [ˈviːborj], German: Wiborg [ˈviːboʁk], Estonian: Viiburi [ˈviːburi]), a town and the administrative center of Vyborgsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, lies on the Karelian Isthmus near the head of the Vyborg Bay, 130 km (81 miles) to the northwest of St. Petersburg and 38 km (24 miles) south of Russia's border with Finland, where the Saimaa Canal enters the Gulf of Finland. Population: 79,962 (2010 Census);79,224 (2002 Census);80,924 (1989 Census).


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