Blagoveshchensk
city in Amur Oblast, Russia
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Summary
Blagoveshchensk is a city or town[1]. Blagoveshchensk ranks in the top 2% of city or town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,929 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Order of the October Revolution[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Blagoveshchensk Urban Okrug[4]
- Country: Russia[5]
- Head of government: Valentina Sergeevna Kalita[6], Имамеев, Олег Гатауллович[7]
- Instance of: border city[8], big city[9]
- Flag: flag of Blagoveshchensk[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Heihe[11]
- Coat of arms: Герб Благовещенска (Амурская область)[12]
- Postal code: 675000[13], 675002–675006[14], 675009–675011[15], 675014[16], 675016[17], 675018–675021[18], 675025[19], 675028[20], 675029[21]
- Commons category: Blagoveshchensk[22]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[23]
- Local dialing code: 4162[24]
- Inception: January 1, 1856[25]
- Official website: https://www.blagduma.ru[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Blagoveshchensk[27]
- Population: 224,419[28], 225,091[29], 225,757[30], 226,385[31], 225,810[32], 239,864[33], 239,932[34]
- Time of earliest written record: 1653[35]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[36], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[38], Geographical statistical dictionary of the Russian Empire[39], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[40], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[41]
- Capital of: Amur Oblast[42], Blagoveshchensky District, Amur Oblast[43], Blagoveshchensk Urban Okrug[44], Благовещенский уезд[45], Amur Okrug[46]
- Official name: Благовещенск[47]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Blagoveshchensk[48]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Blagoveshchensk[49]
- Native label: Благовещенск[50]
- Category for people buried here: Q27946499[51]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Blagoveshchensk[52]
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Physical Characteristics
Blagoveshchensk covers an area of 321 km²[53]. Blagoveshchensk sits at an elevation of 122 m[54].
Why It Matters
Blagoveshchensk has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] Blagoveshchensk is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]
FAQs
What awards did Blagoveshchensk receive?
Honors received include Order of the October Revolution[3].