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Rostov-on-Don

Eastern Europe

Rostov-on-Don, often called simply Rostov, is a port city and the administrative center of Rostov Oblast and Russia's Southern Federal District, lying on the Don river near the Sea of Azov. Long known as the gateway to the Caucasus, the city is a major transport and industrial hub in southern Russia, historically shaped by trade along the Don and, more recently, by its position near the Ukrainian border.

Facts
Population
1,125,000 1
Area (sq km)
348.5 1
Founding Year
1749 1
Population Estimate Year
2017 1
Elevation (m)
70 2
Latitude
47.2225 degrees north 1
Longitude
39.71 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Continental 4
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 3
Connections

Capital Of

Rostov Oblast, States or Territories
Source GeoNames: Rostov-on-Don - GeoNames
Sources
1. Rostov-on-Don (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox pop_latest field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostov-on-Don
    pop_latest = 1125000
  • Infobox pop_latest_date field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostov-on-Don
    pop_latest_date = January 2017
  • Infobox: area_km2
    348.5
  • Infobox coordinates field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostov-on-Don
    coordinates = 47°13′21″N 39°42′36″E
  • Lead section
    In 1749, a custom house was established on the Temernik River, a tributary of the Don, by edict of the Empress Elizabeth, the daughter of Peter the Great, in order to control trade with Turkey.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
  • On Continent: Europe
    Rostov-on-Don, or simply Rostov, is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia.
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2. Rostov-on-Don (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 70 m
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3. GeoNames: Rostov-on-Don - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 501175
    47.21997 39.70769 P PPLA RU 61 1130305 54 Europe/Moscow
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 54 m
  • Capital Of: Rostov Oblast, cities500 record 501175, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 61)
    47.21997 39.70769 P PPLA RU 61 1130305 54 Europe/Moscow
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4. 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 47.25, 39.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 47.25, 39.75
47.25 39.75 Dfa
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Wikidata: Rostov-on-Don
Wikidata Q908, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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