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Dimitrovgrad

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Dimitrovgrad

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Also known as Melekess

city in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia

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Dimitrovgrad is a settlement in Russia, located in Ulyanovsk Oblast and Melekessky District. It has served as the capital of Melekessky District and was established in 1698. The area covers 42 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 60 meters above sea level. Its population is recorded as 137,200, with 256 households. The local dialing code is 84235, and the postal code is 423897.

The settlement has been named after Georgi Dimitrov, Rosa Luxemburg, and Melekess. It has received the Order of Friendship of Peoples. Historical records indicate it was part of the Russian Empire, Tsardom of Russia, and Soviet Union. The place is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

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Place details

Locality
Димитровград
Region
Ульяновская область
Country
Россия
Population
132,226
Timezone
Europe/Ulyanovsk

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Air quality

34US AQIGood
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3.7 µg/m³
PM10
4.2 µg/m³
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Wikidata facts

Named after
Melekess
Official name
місто Мелекесс
Official language
Russian
Population
108073
Area
42
Elevation
60
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Official website
www.dimitrovgrad.ru
Image
Dimitrovgrad International84b.JPG
Households
256
Dialing code
84235
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Commons category
Dimitrovgrad, Russia
inception
1698-01-01
category for people born here
Category:Births in Dimitrovgrad, Russia
postal code
423897
category of associated people
Category:People from Dimitrovgrad, Russia
topic's main category
Category:Dimitrovgrad, Russia
name in kana
ジミトロフグラード
native label
Димитровград
different from
Dimitrovgrad
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Encyclopedic overview

Dimitrovgrad (Russian: Димитровград; Russian pronunciation: [dʲɪˌmʲitrɐvˈɡrat]), formerly Melekess (Russian: Мелекесс) until 1972, is a city in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia. It is the administrative center of Melekessky District, although it is not within the district and is an independent city. The city is located in the Volga Region, at the confluence of the Melekesska River and the Bolshoy Cheremshan River, a tributary of the Volga River. Dimitrovgrad has a population of 122,580 (2010 census), the second-largest city in Ulyanovsk Oblast, after Ulyanovsk.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dimitrovgrad” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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