Cherepovets
Cherepovets (Russian: Череповец, IPA: [tɕɪrʲɪpɐˈvʲets]) is a city in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located in the west of the oblast on the banks of the Sheksna River (a tributary of the Volga River) and on the shores of the Rybinsk Reservoir. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 312,310, making it the most populous city in the oblast.
Cherepovets
Череповец | |
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Theatre in old town | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Cherepovets | |
Cherepovets Location of Cherepovets Cherepovets Cherepovets (Vologda Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 59°07′N 37°54′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Vologda Oblast |
| Founded | November 4, 1777 |
| City status since | 1777 |
| Government | |
| • Body | City Duma |
| • Mayor | Vadim Germanov |
| Area | |
| • Total | 120.9 km2 (46.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 312,310 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 317,970 (+1.8%) |
| • Rank | 59th in 2010 |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | city of oblast significance of Cherepovets |
| • Capital of | Cherepovetsky District, city of oblast significance of Cherepovets |
| • Urban okrug | Cherepovets Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 162600 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8202 |
| OKTMO ID | 19730000001 |
| Website | www |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1897 | 7,000 | — |
| 1926 | 22,000 | +214.3% |
| 1939 | 32,000 | +45.5% |
| 1959 | 92,356 | +188.6% |
| 1970 | 188,348 | +103.9% |
| 1979 | 265,933 | +41.2% |
| 1989 | 310,463 | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 311,869 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 309,298 | −0.8% |
| 2021 | 305,185 | −1.3% |
| Source: Census data | ||
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