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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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Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Melekess
- Official name
- місто Мелекесс
- Country
- Tsardom of Russia
- 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.
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