Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk (UK: /ˌɑːrkæŋˈɡɛlsk, ɑːrˈkæŋɡɛlsk/, US: /ɑːrˈkɑːnɡɛlsk/; Russian: Арха́нгельск, IPA: [ɐrˈxanɡʲɪlʲsk]), also known as Archangel and Archangelsk, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina near its mouth into the White Sea. The city spreads for over 40 kilometres (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703, when it was replaced by the newly founded Saint Petersburg.
Arkhangelsk
Архангельск | |
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Top-down, left-to-right: View along the Northern Dvina river; Port of Arkhangelsk; Church of the Dormition and sea beach; view to the skyscraper Vysotka | |
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Location of Arkhangelsk | |
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| Coordinates: 64°32′N 40°32′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
| Novo-Kholmogory | 1584 |
| City status since | 1584 |
| Government | |
| • Body | City Duma |
| • Head | Dmitry Morev |
| Area | |
| • Total | 294.42 km2 (113.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 348,783 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 349,742 (+0.3%) |
| • Rank | 50th in 2010 |
| • Density | 1,185/km2 (3,070/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | city of oblast significance of Arkhangelsk |
| • Capital of | Arkhangelsk Oblast, city of oblast significance of Arkhangelsk |
| • Urban okrug | Arkhangelsk Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Arkhangelsk Urban Okrug, Primorsky Municipal District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 163000-163071 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8182 |
| OKTMO ID | 11701000001 |
| City Day | Last Sunday of June |
| Website | www |
A 1,133-kilometer-long (704 mi) railway runs from Arkhangelsk to Moscow via Vologda and Yaroslavl, and air travel is served by the Talagi Airport and the smaller Vaskovo Airport. As of the 2021 Census, the city's population was 301,199.