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Yelets or Elets () is a city in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, situated on the Bystraya Sosna River, which is a tributary of the Don. Population:

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Yelets is a large city in Russia, serving as the administrative center of Yeletsky District within Lipetsk Oblast. The settlement was first recorded in writing in 1146 and has a population of 122,000. It covers an area of 70.67 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 140 meters above sea level. The city operates in the UTC+03:00 time zone and uses the local dialing code 47467.

The native label for the city is Елец. Its postal codes range from 399770 to 399788. Yelets is described in sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. The city is associated with the nickname "Всем ворам отец."

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Locality: Елец
Region: Липецкая область
Country: Россия
Population: 115,688
Timezone: Europe/Moscow

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Russian city.en_name: Yelets
Russian city.ru_name: Елец
Russian city.image_skyline: Ascention Cathedral in winter, Yelets.jpg
Russian city.image_caption: Yelets Cathedral
Russian city.map_label_position: right
Russian city.image_coa: Coat of Arms of Elets (Lipetsk oblast).png
Russian city.image_flag: Flag of Yelets.svg
Russian city.federal_subject: Lipetsk Oblast
Russian city.adm_city_jur: Yelets City Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Russian city.adm_ctr_of1: Yeletsky District
Russian city.adm_ctr_of2: Yelets City Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Russian city.inhabloc_cat: City
Russian city.urban_okrug_jur: Yelets Urban Okrug
Russian city.mun_admctr_of1: Yelets Urban Okrug
Russian city.mun_admctr_of2: Yeletsky Municipal District
Russian city.leader_title: Head
Russian city.leader_name: Evgeny Borovskikh
Russian city.pop_2010census: 108404

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