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Chelyabinsk

Also known as Čelâbinsk, Cheliabinsk

Chelyabinsk is the administrative center and largest city of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is the seventh-largest city in Russia, with a population of over 1.1 million people, and the second-largest city in the Ural Federal District, after Yekaterinburg. Chelyabinsk is located to the east behind the south part of the Ural Mountains and runs along the Miass River.

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Chelyabinsk is a major Russian city located in the Urals with over 1.1 million residents, making it the seventh-largest city in Russia and the second-largest in its region after Yekaterinburg. The city serves as the administrative center of Chelyabinsk Oblast and sits along the Miass River east of the Ural Mountains.

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Key facts

Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Chelyabinsk
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Челябинск
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Flag of Chelyabinsk.svg
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: CoA of Chelyabinsk (2000).svg
Russian inhabited locality.holiday: September 13
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Chelyabinsk Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_inhabloc_jur: City of Chelyabinsk
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1: Chelyabinsk Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of2: City of Chelyabinsk
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: City
Russian inhabited locality.urban_okrug_jur: Chelyabinsky Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1: Chelyabinsky Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.leader_name: (acting)
Russian inhabited locality.area_km2: 530
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census: 1130132
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census_rank: 9th
Russian inhabited locality.pop_latest: 1,156,201
Russian inhabited locality.pop_latest_date: 2013

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1176770
Area: 500.9
Elevation: 220
Official website: www.cheladmin.ru
Image: Views from 360° Ferris Wheel in Chelyabinsk (August 2025) - 0 9.jpg
Dialing code: 351
Licence plate code: 774

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Commons category: Chelyabinsk
postal code: 454000–454999
inception: 1736-01-01
Commons gallery: Челябинск
native label: Челябинск
P12749: Lake Ichkeul

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Contents

History
Ancient Sintashta civilization
Modern Russian history
2013 meteor
Administrative and municipal status
Administrative districts
Geography
Urban layout
Climate
Population
Cityscape
Architecture
Parks and gardens
Education
Economy
Transportation
Sports
Culture
Popular culture
Notable people
Ice hockey players
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities
Diplomatic and consular missions and visa centers
See also
Notes
References
Notes
Sources
External links

The area of Chelyabinsk contained the ancient settlement of Arkaim, which belonged to the Sintashta culture. In 1736, a fortress by the name of Chelyaba was founded on the site of a Bashkir village. Chelyabinsk was granted town status by 1787. Chelyabinsk began to grow rapidly by the early 20th century as a result of the construction of railway links from the Russian core to Siberia, including the Trans-Siberian Railway. Its population reached 70,000 by 1917. Under the Soviet Union, Chelyabinsk became a major industrial centre during the 1930s. The Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant was built in 1933. During World War II, the city was a major contributor to the manufacture of tanks and ammunition.