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Ufa

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Ufa is the capital and largest city of Bashkortostan, Russia, lying at the confluence of the Belaya and Ufa rivers on hills forming the Ufa Plateau west of the southern Ural Mountains. Founded as a Russian fortress in the sixteenth century, Ufa developed into a major industrial center for oil refining and petrochemicals and remains the political and cultural capital of the Bashkir people.

Facts
Population
1,062,319 1
Area (sq km)
707.93 1
Founding Year
1574 1
Population Estimate Year
2010 1
Latitude
54.7261 degrees north 1
Longitude
55.9475 degrees east 1
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Source Wikipedia: Ufa
Russia, Countries
Source Wikipedia: Ufa
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Ufa
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  • Infobox pop_2010census field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufa
    | pop_2010census = 1062319
  • Infobox pop_2010census field name, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufa
    pop_2010census
  • Infobox area_km2 field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufa
    | area_km2 = 707.93
  • Opening section, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufa
    The city was founded in 1574, when a fortress was built on the site by the order of Ivan the Terrible.
  • Infobox coordinates field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufa
  • Associated With: Russia, Opening sentence, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufa
    Ufa is the capital and largest city of Bashkortostan, Russia.
  • Associated With: Bashkortostan, Opening sentence, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufa
    Ufa is the capital and largest city of Bashkortostan, Russia.
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