Yoshkar-Ola

capital city of the Mari El Republic, Russia
Place city_or_town Q5449
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Yoshkar-Ola

Summary

Yoshkar-Ola is a city or town[1]. Yoshkar-Ola ranks in the top 6% of city_or_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (265 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Yoshkar-Ola received the Order of the Red Banner of Labour[3].
  • Yoshkar-Ola is located in Yoshkar-Ola Urban Okrug[4].
  • Yoshkar-Ola is in the country of Russia[5].
  • Yoshkar-Ola's head of government is recorded as Evgeny Vasilievich Maslov[6].
  • Yoshkar-Ola's image is recorded as Площадь Оболенского-Ноготкова.jpg[7].
  • Yoshkar-Ola's instance of is recorded as city or town[8].
  • Yoshkar-Ola's instance of is recorded as big city[9].
  • Yoshkar-Ola's official language is recorded as Mari[10].
  • Yoshkar-Ola's official language is recorded as Russian[11].
  • Yoshkar-Ola's flag image is recorded as Flag of Yoshkar-Ola (Mariy-El).png[12].
  • Yoshkar-Ola's anthem is recorded as Q4138461[13].
  • Yoshkar-Ola's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of Arms of Yoshkar-Ola (Mariy-El).png[14].
  • Yoshkar-Ola's flag is recorded as flag of Yoshkar-Ola[15].
  • Yoshkar-Ola's twinned administrative body is recorded as Szombathely[16].
  • Yoshkar-Ola's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bourges[17].
  • Yoshkar-Ola's twinned administrative body is recorded as Princeton[18].
  • Yoshkar-Ola's twinned administrative body is recorded as Astrakhan[19].
  • Yoshkar-Ola's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kemer[20].
  • Yoshkar-Ola's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 155927915[21].
  • Yoshkar-Ola's GND ID is recorded as 4400720-6[22].
  • Yoshkar-Ola's coat of arms is recorded as Q4136382[23].
  • Yoshkar-Ola's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79089253[24].
  • Yoshkar-Ola's IdRef ID is recorded as 139780734[25].
  • Yoshkar-Ola's postal code is recorded as 424000–424045[26].
  • Yoshkar-Ola's Commons category is recorded as Yoshkar-Ola[27].

Body

Geography

Yoshkar-Ola is in the country of Russia[5]. Yoshkar-Ola is located in Yoshkar-Ola Urban Okrug[4].

Physical Characteristics

Yoshkar-Ola's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+100.39'}[28]. Yoshkar-Ola's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+100'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+260352'}[30], {'amount': '+257015'}[31], {'amount': '+263190'}[32], {'amount': '+1658'}[33], {'amount': '+266675'}[34], and {'amount': '+268272'}[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city or town[8] and big city[9].

History and Context

+1584-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Yoshkar-Ola[36].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Yoshkar-Ola include Yoshkar-Ola Airport[37], an airport[38], in Russia[39].

Why It Matters

Yoshkar-Ola ranks in the top 6% of city_or_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (265 views/month).[2] Yoshkar-Ola has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Yoshkar-Ola is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Entities named for Yoshkar-Ola include Yoshkar-Ola Airport[37], an airport[38], in Russia[39].

FAQs

What awards did Yoshkar-Ola receive?

Honors received include Order of the Red Banner of Labour[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . OKTMO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . kemer.bel.tr. kemer.bel.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [36] . i-ola.ru. i-ola.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . maristat.gks.ru. maristat.gks.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . gks.ru. gks.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . maristat.gks.ru. Retrieved . maristat.gks.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [33] . Russian Empire census. wikidata.org.
  31. [34] . gks.ru. Retrieved . gks.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [35] . gks.ru. Retrieved . gks.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [29] . wikidata.org.
  34. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Logjohn · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Inception +1584-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Yoshkar-Ola Urban Okrug, Kazan Governorate, Mari El +4
    Award received
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