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Abakan

Eastern Europe

Abakan is the capital city of the Republic of Khakassia in Russia, located in the central part of the Minusinsk Depression at the confluence of the Yenisei and Abakan rivers. Its population was 165,214 at the 2010 census, a slight increase over the 165,197 recorded in 2002 and a further increase from 154,092 recorded in 1989.

Facts
Population
165,214 1
Area (sq km)
112.38 2
Founding Year
1675 1
Refers to the founding of the Abakansky ostrog fort at this site; the modern city's formal status came later.
Population Estimate Year
2010 1
Elevation (m)
245 2
Latitude
53.719444 degrees north 1
Longitude
91.439722 degrees east 1
Sources
1. Abakan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • lead section, 2010 census figure
    As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 165,214
  • History section, founding of the ostrog at this site
    was built at the mouth of the Abakan River in 1675.
  • article header coordinates
    53°43′10″N 91°26′23″E
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Abakan (Wikidata)
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 245 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 112.38 sq km
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Wikidata: Abakan
Wikidata Q875, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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