Ulyanovsk
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Summary
Ulyanovsk is a city or town[1]. Ulyanovsk ranks in the top 4% of city or town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,004 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Order of Lenin[3]
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ulyanovsk Oblast[5]
- Country: Russia[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Volga[7], Sviyaga[8]
- Head of government: Dmitriy Vavilin[9], Alexander Boldakin[10]
- Instance of: big city[11], city/town in Russia[12]
- Named after: Vladimir Lenin[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Leninsky District[14], Zheleznodorozhnyy District, Ulyanovsk[15], Zavolzhsky District, Ulyanovsk[16], Zasviyazhsky District, Ulyanovsk[17]
- Flag: flag of Ulyanovsk[18]
- Twinned administrative body: Krefeld[19], Macon[20], Gomel[21], Wuhu[22], Minsk[23]
- Coat of arms: Coats of arms of Ulyanovsk[24]
- Postal code: 432000–432999[25]
- Commons category: Ulyanovsk[26]
- Local dialing code: 8422[27]
- Inception: January 1, 1648[28]
- Official website: http://www.ulmeria.ru/[29], https://ulmeria.gosuslugi.ru/[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ulyanovsk[31]
- Commons gallery: Ульяновск[32]
- Population: 621,514[33], 624,518[34], 626,540[35], 627,705[36], 617,352[37], 613,334[38], 612,516[39]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[41], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[43]
- Capital of: Ulyanovsk Oblast[44], Ulyanovsk Urban Okrug[45]
- Official name: Ульяновск[46], Ульянаўск[47]
- Nickname: Авиационная столица России[48]
- List of monuments: list of cultural heritage monuments in Ulyanovsk (part 1)[49]
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Physical Characteristics
Ulyanovsk covers an area of 316.9 km²[50]. Ulyanovsk sits at an elevation of 150 m[51].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Ulyanovsk include Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport[52], an airport[53], in Russia[54]; Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport[55], an airport[56], in Russia[57]; and 7924 Simbirsk[58], an asteroid[59].
Why It Matters
Ulyanovsk has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Ulyanovsk is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
Entities named for Ulyanovsk include Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport[52], an airport[53], in Russia[54]; Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport[55], an airport[56], in Russia[57]; and 7924 Simbirsk[58], an asteroid[59].
FAQs
What awards did Ulyanovsk receive?
Honors received include Order of Lenin[3].