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Krasnoyarsk

Eastern Europe

Krasnoyarsk is the largest city and administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia, situated along the Yenisei River and the second largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk, with a population of more than 1.1 million. It is an important junction on the Trans-Siberian Railway and one of Russia's largest producers of aluminum, and the writer Anton Chekhov judged it the most beautiful city in Siberia for its natural landscape, which includes the Stolby Nature Sanctuary about 10 kilometers south of the city. Krasnoyarsk is a major educational center in Siberia, hosting Siberian Federal University, and in 2019 it hosted the Winter Universiade, the third such event held in Russia.

Facts
Population
1,211,756 1
Area (sq km)
348 1
Founding Year
1628 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
136 1
Latitude
56.008889 degrees north 1
Longitude
92.871944 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Continental 3
Time Zone
UTC+07:00 4
Connections

Capital Of

Krasnoyarsk Krai, States or Territories
Source GeoNames: Krasnoyarsk - GeoNames
Sources
1. Krasnoyarsk (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, pop_latest
    1211756
  • Infobox, pop_latest_date
    2025
  • Infobox, area_km2
    348
  • Geography section, plaintext extract
    Near the city centre, its elevation is 136 m (446 ft) above sea level.
  • Infobox, established_date
    19 August 1628
  • REST summary API, coordinates field
    "coordinates":{"lat":56.00888889,"lon":92.87194444}
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
  • On Continent: Asia
    Krasnoyarsk is the largest city and administrative centre of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 56.0089,92.8719
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 154.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 56.25, 92.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 56.25, 92.75
56.25 92.75 Dfc
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4. GeoNames: Krasnoyarsk - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1502026
    56.03742 92.93136 P PPLA RU 91 1090811 182 Asia/Krasnoyarsk
  • Capital Of: Krasnoyarsk Krai, cities500 record 1502026, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 91)
    56.03742 92.93136 P PPLA RU 91 1090811 182 Asia/Krasnoyarsk
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Wikidata: Krasnoyarsk
Wikidata Q919, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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