Smolensk
Смоленск | |
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Coordinates: 54°46′58″N 32°02′43″E / 54.78278°N 32.04528°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Smolensk Oblast[1] |
First mentioned | 863[2] |
Government | |
• Body | City Council[3] |
• Head | Alexander Novikov[4] |
Area | |
• Total | 166.35 km2 (64.23 sq mi) |
Elevation | 254 m (833 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 326,861 |
• Estimate (2018)[8] | 330,025 (+1%) |
• Rank | 54th in 2010 |
• Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
• Subordinated to | Smolensk Urban Okrug[1] |
• Capital of | Smolensk Oblast,[1] Smolensky District[1] |
• Urban okrug | Smolensk Urban Okrug[9] |
• Capital of | Smolensk Urban Okrug,[9] Smolensky Municipal District[9] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [10]) |
Postal code(s)[11] | 214ХХХ |
Dialing code(s) | +7 4812 |
OKTMO ID | 66701000001 |
Website | www |
Smolensk[a] is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, 360 kilometers (220 mi) west-southwest of Moscow. First mentioned in 863, it is one of the oldest cities in Russia. It has a population of 316,570 (2021 Census).[14]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1897 | 47,000 | — |
1926 | 73,520 | +56.4% |
1939 | 156,884 | +113.4% |
1959 | 147,196 | −6.2% |
1970 | 210,779 | +43.2% |
1979 | 276,402 | +31.1% |
1989 | 341,483 | +23.5% |
2002 | 325,137 | −4.8% |
2010 | 326,861 | +0.5% |
2021 | 316,570 | −3.1% |
Source: Census data |
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