Viipuri

Vyborg (English) Выборг (Russian) Viipuri (Finnish)
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A view of Vyborg from the castle tower
Location of Leningrad Oblast in Russia
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	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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